4 korrents from this piece
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Their wordsIn fact, the U.S. trade deficit for all of 2025 was about the same as it was in 2024.
Our reading
The tariffs did not revive American manufacturing; employment in it fell after they were imposed.
Their wordsTrump also claimed that his tariffs would revive American manufacturing. In fact, manufacturing employment has declined since Liberation Day.
Their wordsRevenue from the Trump tariffs, even pre-Court, wasn’t enough to make a large dent in the deficit.
Their wordsIt has been clear from the beginning that a primary motivation for tariffs was that they empowered Trump personally.