TRUMP HAS STATED THAT AUTOS, STEEL, PHARMACEUTICALS, CHIPS, WILL BE INCLUDED IN SPECIFIC TARIFFS TO ENSURE TARIFFS ARE APPLIED FAIRLY

Idk why the media is blowing this out of proportion and why y'all are bullish on this news... This is only temporary Trump said.

WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: TRUMP WILL ISSUE A SECTION 232 STUDY ON SEMICONDUCTORS SOON

WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: TRUMP HAS STATED THAT AUTOS, STEEL, PHARMACEUTICALS, CHIPS, AND OTHER SPECIFIC MATERIALS WILL BE INCLUDED IN SPECIFIC TARIFFS TO ENSURE TARIFFS ARE APPLIED FAIRLY AND EFFECTIVELY

Trump has carved out "massive exemptions from reciprocal tariffs, including smartphones, computers, semiconductors, solar cells, flat panel TV displays, flash drives, memory cards and solid-state drives." April 12 2025

And yes, semiconductors will likely face tariffs in the future:

##This exemption is temporary as the administration plans to impose separate semiconductor tariffs through the Section 232 process. Trump warned specifically that "the [ones on] chips are starting very soon."

The Section 232 study would determine whether semiconductor imports pose a national security risk. **Once the study is completed, it would provide the legal mechanism for imposing targeted semiconductor tariffs, separate from the general reciprocal tariff structure announced earlier.**

Today's flurry of seemingly conflicting news is Trump negotiating with China. It's his style—this oscillating inside a chaos of opposing points. It's not going to change. Thankfully he's doing it over the weekend while markets are closed. I mean this is just horrendously bad communication from the White House. Tariffs on, tariffs off, specific products exempted, wait NOPE…

It’s like they are deliberately trying to confuse the market as much as possible