It’s not about looking weaker than any given country, it’s about countries understanding that bad actions towards you have bad consequences. You can’t just do anything you want in regards to policy with me, there will be consequences
It also hurts the US in the long term. Importers don’t want to pay the tariffs and they’ll be looking elsewhere, even if it’s a little more expensive. Once they switch, they might not switch back
It’s not about looking weaker than any given country, it’s about countries understanding that bad actions towards you have bad consequences. You can’t just do anything you want in regards to policy with me, there will be consequences
It also hurts the US in the long term. Importers don’t want to pay the tariffs and they’ll be looking elsewhere, even if it’s a little more expensive. Once they switch, they might not switch back