On Tuesday, Trump tweeted:

I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the best way to max out our economic power. We are right now taking in $billions in Tariffs.

He is, apparently, utterly clueless that tariffs are paid by importers, not exporters. Those billions are being paid by companies operating in the US with the cost ultimately passed on to US consumers.

#politics #economics #tariffs