Trump’s Carveouts Grow Alongside His Tariff Wall: Supply Lines (1)

President Donald Trump has a seemingly insatiable appetite for tariffs. In the past week alone he has imposed new import taxes on branded medicines, kitchen cabinets and trucks. All while ordering up an investigation into imported robots and industrial machinery that seems likely to beget more.

There’s no doubt that Trump is erecting a historic and consequential tariff wall around the world’s largest economy.

But it’s worth pointing out that alongside new duties Trump’s team has also steadily been creating a meaningful list of exceptions. Which looks like at least a tacit acknowledgement that Trump’s appetite has some limits and ...