Trump believing tariffs will help the American economy makes a lot more sense when you remember that this is the man who managed to bankrupt a casino.

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Trump imposed essentially the same tariffs in May 2018. Did they boost our GDP? Did they increase domestic manufacturing? Did they lower any costs on anything?

According to this detailed study, the answer is NO!!
https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/impact-of-tariffs-free-trade/