Since returning to office in early 2025, Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs that have disrupted nearly every sector of the global economy. Now they’ve found an unlikely new target: artificial intelligence, an industry the president has vowed to protect.

According to new reporting from Politico, the Trump administration is discussing a round of tariffs on semiconductors, despite objections from Silicon Valley.

Citing anonymous sources, Politico reports that the Trump administration is considering tariffs that would impact not just the flow of foreign-made chips into the country but also the countless Silicon Valley products that rely on these…

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