Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil, The White House, March 25, 2025
PROTECTING UNITED STATES
NATIONAL SECURITY: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an
Executive Order imposing tariffs on countries that import Venezuelan oil.
- President Trump is levying a 25% tariff on
all goods from any country that imports Venezuelan oil, whether directly
from Venezuela or indirectly through third parties.
- The tariffs will lapse one year after a
country ceases importing Venezuelan oil—or sooner if officials deem it
appropriate.
- If tariffs are imposed on China, they will
also apply to Hong Kong and Macau to prevent transshipment and evasion.
- These tariffs aim to sever the financial
lifelines of Nicolás Maduro’s corrupt regime and curb its destabilizing
influence across the Western Hemisphere.
- This action targets transnational criminal threats, such as the Tren de Aragua gang, and addresses the humanitarian crises fueled by Venezuela’s actions.
ADDRESSING AN EMERGENCY
SITUATION: The Maduro regime poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to
the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
- The Maduro regime systemically undermines
democratic institutions by suppressing free and fair elections and
consolidating power illegitimately.
- Venezuela’s endemic corruption and
mismanagement under Maduro have crushed its people and triggered a
regional humanitarian and public health crisis.
- Millions of Venezuelans have fled Maduro’s
oppressive rule, imposing significant burdens on neighboring countries and
destabilizing the Western Hemisphere.
- The Maduro regime has aided and
facilitated the infiltration of the Tren de Aragua gang—a designated
Foreign Terrorist Organization—into the United States by failing to secure
its borders, allowing the gang to flourish within Venezuela, and refusing
to take action against its members.
- These dangerous criminals exploited the previous administration’s open-border policies, establishing a foothold in U.S. communities and preying on American citizens through violent acts, including kidnapping, assault, and murder.
USING OUR LEVERAGE TO
SAFEGUARD OUR INTERESTS: President Trump is using America’s
economic might to safeguard our interests and punish those who support Maduro’s
regime.
- Tariffs are a powerful, proven source of
leverage for protecting the national interest.
- President Trump is sending a clear message
that access to our economy is a privilege, not a right, and countries
importing Venezuelan oil will face consequences.
- As President Trump said in the
Presidential Memorandum on American First Trade Policy, trade policy is a
critical component in national security.
- President Trump has successfully used tariffs in the past to advance America’s interests and address urgent national security threats and is doing so again today.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea
Party Leader
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