Please can someone sensible explain to me why the American tariffs are a good idea?

How does this make the already wealthiest economy in the world “great again”? Every export has instantly become more expensive, so less will be sold, and every import has instantly become more expensive for Americans to buy.
No country can exist on its own surely? Do we not all rely on each other to some extent?

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GerOttman · 61-69, M

I don't know if I would go so far as calling them a great idea, but on the other hand a trade deficit approaching a trillion a year isn't a great idea either.

What's your solution?

External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
U.S. trade balance for 2022 was $-971.12B, a 13.15% increase from 2021.
U.S. trade balance for 2021 was $-858.24B, a 37.01% increase from 2020.
U.S. trade balance for 2020 was $-626.39B, a 8.28% increase from 2019.
U.S. trade balance for 2019 was $-578.50B, a 2.46% decline from 2018.