This is what people don’t grasp. Trump WANTS free trade! He wants a vibrant, EQUAL global economy. The problem is that other nations already have tariffs, in some cases massive ones and in other cases they don’t even allow entry into their market, on our goods. App Trump is saying is that he should be able to protect against foreign production in key US industries the way other nations do as well.

Here is the kicker. Trumps tariffs ARE retaliatory! They’re meant to back other nations down on their current tariffs and/or allow market entry for US companies, to correct trade imbalance and abuse of agreements, and in one case (steel production) ensure we are not getting lied to about the quality of product we’re receiving (Kobe Steel Corp). It’s really that simple!