ThinkCareBelieve has announced a new report detailing events from week 87 of the Trump administration. The publication covers various developments since President Trump took office in January 2025.

Report Highlights

The weekly series provides details and links to primary sources on several key topics:

• The specifics of the new Greenland deal and its implications for US security.
• Julian Assange’s first post since his 2024 release.
• Strategies for restoring public trust in media through scientific journalism.
• FBI Director Kash Patel’s report stating the FBI captured all 10 individuals on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List in 18 months, along with 6 out of 10 Most Wanted Fraudsters.
• Potential Medicaid savings through most-favored-nation drug prices across all 50 states.
• Details on the new AI Force and qualifications for the AI Czar.
• Recent interactions involving the First Lady.

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The Trump administration is reportedly considering new semiconductor tariffs that could extend to goods manufactured with chips, including AI data center servers, laptops, and gaming consoles.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick favors a system tying foreign companies' tariff relief to their investment in US chip production, aiming to boost domestic manufacturing, according to a POLITICO report on Thursday.

Impact on AI Infrastructure

The proposed tariffs could affect American tech giants' unprecedented AI spending spree, which includes substantial investments in data center mega-campuses and the acquisition of high-end chips necessary for their operation.

Tech companies have begun lobbying efforts to convince the Trump administration to soften the expected tariffs. They argue that the duties would obstruct data center expansion by making it difficult for US companies to procure the volume of semiconductors needed for the AI boom.

Jonathan McHale of the Computer and Communications Industry Association told POLITICO that the tariffs could jeopardize massive US data center investments by raising costs and creating uncertainty. He compared the buildout's scale to the transcontinental railroad.

"Anytime you add to the cost and decrease predictability, you make it more difficult to invest, and you are putting that in jeopardy," McHale warned.

Policy Framework and Exemptions

The administration is also contemplating a phase-in period for the new tariffs. However, the framework may undergo significant changes in the coming weeks or months.

Earlier this year, the administration was reported to be considering broad chip tariffs while also planning exemptions to protect big tech companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google from higher chip costs. These exemptions were aimed at supporting the companies' AI expansion efforts.

The White House did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comments.

What the Numbers Show

The potential tariff expansion coincides with a surge in energy infrastructure demand driven by AI. Recent analysis found that the US has surpassed China in new gas-fired power plant construction. Gas projects under construction in the US rose 76% in the first half of the year, largely fueled by soaring electricity demand from AI data centers.