The Tariff Tango: How Trump’s Trade Policies Tax American Families

Trump’s tariffs are back, and this time, he’s not even pretending they won’t cost you. Here’s why these so-called economic ‘leverage’ tools are just a disguised tax on everyday Americans.

The Art of the Tariff: A Tax in Disguise

In his recent interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, President-elect Donald Trump delivered a statement as revealing as it was alarming: he “can’t guarantee” his proposed tariffs won’t lead to higher prices for American families. For those who’ve been paying attention to Trump’s economic policies, this was less of a r…