Multiple sources have revealed that the Trump transition team is floating the idea of an early executive action imposing tariffs on foreign imports.

CNN reported that the Trump transition team did not immediately respond to their request for comment on the issue, but the idea goes hand-in-hand with Trump’s numerous campaign promises to put America first.

One of Trump’s key platforms throughout the campaign was to put an end to free trade, with the President-elect even going so far as promising to rip up the North American Free Trade Agreement that the United States currently has with Mexico and Canada. He also frequently came down on some of the country’s international trading partners like China and Japan, asserting that current U.S. trade practices put American workers at a disadvantage.

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