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Trump declares foreign-made industrial robot imports a national security threat

On October 28, Trump issued a presidential proclamation determining that imports of foreign-made factory robots constitute a national security threat, ordering new negotiations with trading partners while keeping open the possibility of future tariffs on such robot imports. The proclamation states that industrial robots are critical to producing U.S. military weapons systems, and cites the findings of an investigation led by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that these imports pose a risk to the U.S. industrial base. U.S. companies that rely on such robots, including General Motors, Ford, Tesla, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin, could be affected.

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