First, DeepSeek emerged as an unexpected CHINESE competitor with extraordinarily cheap AI services. Hours later, Trump announced plans to impose 25-100% tariffs on Taiwan-made semiconductors.

Is he stupid or just evil and anti American?

Is Elon Musk behind this to boycott Open AI?

The proposed tariffs would significantly increase costs for US AI companies that rely on TSMC chips, potentially hampering the $500 billion Stargate AI initiative. Companies like Nvidia, which saw a 17% stock drop due to DeepSeek, could face additional pressure from increased chip costs.