Trump’s tariffs increase rebuilding costs for wildfire victims

Santa Rosa, Calif.• Add this to the challenges facing California wildfire victims: Tariffs.The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California.The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materi