Trump declares national emergency to ban some foreign grid equipment
President Trump has declared a national emergency seeking to block some foreign equipment from being used in the U.S. electric grid. Trump, in a Wednesday executive order, said foreign supply of electric equipment “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat” to national secu.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: President Trump has declared a national emergency seeking to block some foreign equipment from being used in the U.S. electric grid. Trump, in a Wednesday executive order, said foreign supply of electric equipment “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat” to national secu.
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- Primary source: The Hill
- Published: Aug 27, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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