April 3, 2020: Trump announces he will use the Defense Production Act to now commandeer international trade in masks and other PPE.

Historical note: Trump continued to impose his trade war tariffs – designed to STOP IMPORTS of masks from China – until **March 17.** https://twitter.com/ChadBown/status/1238570924527489026
March 17, 2020: Temporary tariff exclusions for masks

https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/%24300_Billion_Exclusions_Granted_March_2020.pdf
April 3, 2020: Statement from the President Regarding the Defense Production Act https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-regarding-defense-production-act-3/
Statement from the President Regarding the Defense Production Act | The White House

America is at war against an invisible enemy.  Unfortunately, the outbreak of the virus has led to wartime profiteering by unscrupulous brokers, distributors, and other intermediaries operating in...

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-regarding-defense-production-act-3/
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