Donald Trump did not waste any time honoring this decision. He said bluntly: “NVIDIA’s announcement about building AI servers came due to elections and tariffs.”
Indeed, the Trump administration has imposed a 32% tariff on goods in Taiwan and a 145% tariff on goods imported from China. These two countries make up the majority of NVIDIA’s current production network. As these tariffs threaten supply chains, NVIDIA’s transformation seems to be as much as patriotism.
Drugs in the Crosshair: Trump plans new tariffs on drugs
Shockwaves may be sent to the global pharmaceutical market, especially India, and Trump announced that imported drugs are the next on his tariff hit list. “Drug tariffs [the] He said it was not too far away.
“All I have to do is impose tariffs,” he added, highlighting his belief in economic coercion as a policy tool. Although the president did not provide a timeline, its impact was serious. India supplies more than 25% of the U.S. generic drugs, and any tariffs can increase costs for U.S. patients while undermining global supply chains.
Bookeler and the Border: Deportation, Prison and Power Drama
Trump welcomed El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele to be highly praised. “You are helping us,” he said, referring to El Salvador in receiving the deported and putting them in a notorious high-security prison outside San Salvador. The deported person was Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was detained in El Salvador despite a court ordering his return. Trump refused to directly resolve Garcia’s case, but instead delayed it to Attorney General Pam Bondi. “If they want to return to him, it’s up to El Salvador. It’s not up to us,” Bundy said. She also confirmed that the United States would “provide aircraft” if El Salvador chose to comply. However, Berkle pushed back, calling the situation “absurd” and insisting that Garcia was a “terrorist” and denied that he had the right to return to him.
“That’s violence”: Trump and Bucker target cross-athlete
Trump asked during a brief but accused exchange in the Oval Office: “Do you allow men to participate in women’s sports?”
The President of El Salvador replied: “This is a violent incident.”
This moment reveals the common social conservatism between the two leaders. “We’re very willing to protect women,” Bookele added, responding to a line that is often heard in Trump’s right-wing circles in the United States, which, despite being known for taking advantage of the issue politically, has now downplayed its importance: “I don’t like talking about it because I want to save it before the next election.”
A mistake, but who? Trump shrugged, Russia’s war against Ukraine
When asked about Russia’s strike against the Ukrainian city of Sumi, Trump pointed his finger but was not in Putin. Instead, he said: “If Biden has the ability, if Zelenskyy has the ability… that is a war that is not allowed to happen.”
He reiterated that “everyone should blame” and refused to directly criticize the Russian president. “I’m not saying anyone is an angel,” Trump said, “The war was a collective failure, although not his production. “The war between Russia and Ukraine is Biden’s war, not mine. I just got here.”
It was a huge reversal of his earlier campaign promise to end the war “in 24 hours”, he admitted, “a bit ironic.”
Tech’s embarrassing embrace: Nvidia Up, but Silicon Valley splits
Despite NVIDIA’s U.S. hub and Wall Street rebound, Apple and other giants are still soaring after Trump has exempted some electronics from tariffs, but the technology community remains divided.
Jeremy Lyons, a long-time Silicon Valley engineer, has become increasingly disturbing. “One thing I saw during that time was moving from a nerdy utopia to money first, moving quickly and destroying things,” he said.
His upset was shared by others protesting in San Jose, symbols like Tesla Cars have shifted from green innovation to perceived partisan alignment. There is obviously no technology leader.
Syria’s withering as we retreat
While headlines focus on Trump’s trade struggles and cultural conflicts, humanitarian plans abroad have quietly collapsed. The U.S. fund cuts have been trapped in Syria’s main aid efforts, especially those supporting health and child protection services in camps of ISIS members.
Emmanuel Isch of the World Vision said nutrition programs for up to 40,000 displaced persons have been greatly stopped. Save children’s Bujar Hoxha warning of looming closing. “In a few weeks, we have to find a way to continue funding, or we have to shut it down,” he said.
Not only is Trump’s Monday very busy, but it’s intentional. He mixed economic shock with social fires, border suppression and foreign policy shrugs. While reshaping the nation’s alliances, industry and identity, every move seems to be about maximizing political advantages.
Whether this calculation confusion is to produce the desired result or to spread it into a wider instability can be seen. But, it’s obvious that this is Trump in campaign mode: instinctive, polarized and increasingly unapologetic.
