The point of the tariffs is rolling them back when the entity being punished does what Trump wants them to do. This was revealed in the initial stutterstep rollout of tariffs against Canada and Mexico. They both gave him political victories on the border, and in exchange the tariffs were delayed.
Quit assuming he wants what he says he wants and start assuming he wants the obvious, easily-predictable consequences of his actions.
I guess I don't know what he's obviously trying to get out of China at the moment. It looks like what we're going to get is a product shortage stateside soon.
Quit assuming he wants what he says he wants and start assuming he wants the obvious, easily-predictable consequences of his actions.