Confusion reigns after Trump exempts electronics from new tariff regime. Here's what we know

Trump’s Short Circuit on Electronics Tariffs Leaves Business Owners Confused

White House reversals on specific import duties are giving companies whiplash, which may get worse as the administration prepares entirely new tariffs for crucial products.

The Trump Administration clarified that the exclusion of smartphones, laptops and processors from the tariff war will be momentary

Despite Trump's tariff exemptions, uncertainty dominates market

For electronics prompted market rallies on Monday from Asia to Wall Street, but uncertainty dominated in a global trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have “no winner”. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Only on Friday, the US lowered its tariffs on electronic products from China. A conversation with Apple CEO Cook brought him to a rethink, the president said. But now the government indicates new tariffs.

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Trump’s aggressive approach to the border pays off

The Trump administration’s tariff policies — and the market fallout — have overshadowed one of the president’s most prominent successes: The chaos at the border created by his doddering successor has ceased.

Trump is failing to provide coherent leadership on tariffs - Washington Examiner

If you are confused about the government‘s tariff policy, don’t worry. You are not alone. Confusion is not your fault. Since taking office for the second time, President Donald Trump has flipped back and forth on tariffs while offering different explanations for current policy and different predictions for future policy. There are many components to successful leadership, but an important one is communicating to constituents what your policies a…