February 12, 2026 Trump’s Goal for the WTO: Stopping Taxes on Big TechBy Melanie FoleyShare FacebookTwitterEmailBlueSkyTextThreadsDownload as PDF. The Trump administration, despite its seeming hostility towards the WTO itself, is pushing hard for the WTO to make the Moratorium permanent. Now America cannot and will not accept that.”[4]The Trump administration has followed through on these threats. The U.S. has already flexed its muscle to secure wins for Big Tech — for instance, the Trump administration bullied Canada into dropping its digital services tax on Big Tech companies and is attempting to do so with several other jurisdictions. By using bilateral negotiations to whittle down opposition to the Moratorium, the Trump administration is actively pushing to secure a win for Big Tech at MC14.

Source: New York Times February 12, 2026 17:23 UTC