@35 ... Tariffs get passed onto the consumer. ...

Yup. Absolutely.

Though, fmr Pres Trump in his speeches and interviews incorrectly seems to assert that tariffs are paid for by the country they are levied against.

That is wrong on a couple of levels.

First, tariffs are not levied against countries, but against certain goods from countries.

Second, and this is the important one, the cost of tariffs are just passed along to consumers. Tariffs are quite similar to a tax on goods.

So, a general question ... with all the talk of tariffs that fmr Pres Trump spouts in his rally speeches, how does he balance the cost of those tariffs being passed on to consumers with his comments about lowering inflation?

Now, more specifically, why is fmr Pres Trump going after farmers, causing them to pay more for the equipment they need to feed the Country? And, as a follow-up, will those increased costs of farm equipment find their way into the supermarkets?

@#10 ... Im not a farmer but have had many John Deere over the years ...

So, you've had "many John Deere" over the year.

That sounds like a robot response.

What else yer got?

@#7 ... Reporter: How will you lower prices?

Trump: By raising prices.

Slurpers: 4D Chess! ...

Bingo.

When fmr Pres Trump speaks of tariffs, he is saying he wants to raise prices. But, how does that relate to his assertion of lowering prices?

Oddly, coincidentally, this ancient song just popped up on the playlist here...