He's using tariffs as a leverage tool, that's why I said "tariff strategy". The naysayers and so-called experts didn't look past the concept of tariffs, and just said tariffs "bad". I said I was withholding judgement to see how Trump was going to use the tariffs. He used them as leverage to get better trade deals and investment in the US. He's not totally out of the woods, but I don't think we seen, for the most, a material increase in cost of foreign products.
The costs I see increasing the most are with service industry costs. Like construction and food service. I was at a Denny's in Claremont yesterday and a "Lumberjack Slam" was $20.95, WTF.