Trump tariffs could stoke massive short term pain for better trade deals

President Trump and his team are telling top financiers his tariff plan unveiled today is all about playing the long game — getting trading partners who are clearly protectionist to reduce or remove their barriers to US exports in exchange for us doing the same.

In the end, they claim, everyone will be happy — including the American public that will be on the receiving end of the long-term gain of economic prosperity.