Trump tariff thinking, like most of his boasting, is ego driven.Tariffs are universal and can be adopted for a number of reasons,
(But I do feel amused that the Trump Tariffs were left untouched by BIDEN WHO ALSO has left the Tax Cuts in place as well.)
Now we have Kamala railing against tariffs and labeling them a sales tax on the middle class.
Tariffs are certainly not a national sales tax because they only apply to imported goods, which make up a small portion of the goods and services purchased by U.S. consumers.