The #BrokenPost is so ready to declare any unconstitutional and illegal act a new normal. No, exports taxes do not "override constitutional concerns." The concerns are still there. He didn't "challenge norms." He broke them. He did not set precedent. He broke the law.
Trump's chip deal sets new pay-to-play precedent for U.S. exporters
The president expanded his unorthodox trade policy and reversed his previous national security stance by having top chipmakers pay the government for permission to sell to China.
Trump's chip deals override constitutional and national security concerns
The agreements requiring Nvidia and AMD to pay 15 percent of Al chip sales in China to the U.S. government challenge norms in trade and national security policy.
By Gerrit De Vynck and Jacob Bogage