US Toy Association: Trump Is Going To Ruin Christmas

The New York Times reports:

President Trump’s China tariffs are threatening Christmas. Toy makers, children’s shops and specialty retailers are pausing orders for the winter holidays as the import taxes cascade through supply chains. Factories in China produce nearly 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in America.

The production of toys, Christmas trees and decorations is usually in full swing by now. It takes four to five months to manufacture, package and ship products to the United States.

Mr. Trump’s 145 percent tariffs have caused a drastic markup in costs for American companies. “We have a frozen supply chain that is putting Christmas at risk,” said Greg Ahearn, chief executive of the Toy Association, a U.S. industry group representing 850 toy manufacturers.

Read the full article.

Remember when he accused Obama of a war on Christmas?

Here’s the Times lede on this story:
“President Trump’s China tariffs are threatening Christmas.”

Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b…

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