American consumers set to be the biggest losers in Trump’s trade wars | Donald Trump

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 10 percent global baseline tariff on almost all imports to the United States, claiming the move marks the “Liberation Day” of the US economy. The policy is, however, as pro-US as the People’s Liberation Army of China. If maintained, the tariffs will prove extremely damaging to the US economy, the American consumer, and the country’s standing in the world.

The 10 percent tariff is remarkably the baseline; Trump’s efforts to…