President Trump states that he is Tariff Man and Chief Disrupter at the same time.

By pushing ahead with his new “reciprocal tariff” proposal, Trump is combining these two titles, intensifying his stance on tariffs. This plan aims to widen and elevate tariffs universally while empowering Trump to display favoritism through his trade policy. Unfortunately, this approach will come at a steep cost to the U.S. economy.

In the beginning of his second term, Trump started threatening punitive tariffs against three major U.S. trading partners — China in February at 10 percent, and Canada and Mexico in March at 25 percent. This was followed by global 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, with the potential for extending to 25 percent on all automobile imports by April.