Ledger · Second term · № 250
Pharmaceutical tariff decision 'over the next two weeks'
Late“I'll announce it over the next two weeks.”
- Promised
- , Oval Office remarks to reporters
- Stated deadline
- “over the next two weeks” → May 19, 2025
- Re-promised
- 3 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Trade & tariffs
- Era
- Second term
What happened
No pharmaceutical tariff rate was announced within the two weeks. Trump kept promising pharma tariffs through the summer of 2025 before announcing a 100% tariff on branded imported drugs in late September 2025, nearly five months after the deadline he set.