You don't get it. It is about a President following the principles written into our constitution by the founding fathers. He needs to issue tariffs it using current law. There is multiple ways Trump can legally get tariffs through.
Most conservatives do not support tariffs.
The last Republican president to agressively issue tariffs was Hoover with disatorous results.
Trump's results 2025. The trade deficit grew. It was not reduced. Manufacturing jobs were lost. The US consumer absorbed the majority of the cost of tariffs
Republican President
Herbert Hoover signed the
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act (Tariff Act of 1930) on June 17, 1930. This legislation raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels, causing retaliatory tariffs from other countries, stalling international trade, and significantly deepening the
Great Depression.
Key details regarding this event include:
- Goal: Initially intended to protect U.S. farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition following the 1929 stock market crash.
- Impact: Contrary to its goals, it led to a freeze in foreign markets, caused U.S. exports to plummet, and contributed to widespread bank failures.
- Opposition: Over 1,000 economists urged Hoover to veto the bill.
- Outcome: The economic downturn worsened, with U.S. GDP dropping significantly and triggering a global trade war.