White House: Furniture Part of Lumber Section 232 Investigation
A White House official, speaking on background, clarified that the investigation the president posted about last week on social media, which he said would lead to tariffs on furniture (see 2508220054), is not a new investigation that would cover an array of furniture made out of plastic, metal or wood. Rather, wooden furniture tariffs would fall under the Section 232 investigation on lumber that began at the beginning of March (see 2503030039).
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It's unclear whether the 50-day time horizon in the post is when the Section 232 action might begin.