... Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers ...

Yet, I remain to be convinced that he would not try to blame such an increase in prices upon Pres Biden.

@#3 ... Wasn't Mexico gong to pay for the tariffs? ...

Yeah, that's the huge issue wth Pres-elect Trump and his ~beautiful~ tariffs.

OK, taking a step back from Pres-elect Trump's rhetoric on tariffs, my current view is ...

Pres-elect Trump is transactional person, there's no strategy involved. Every decision is along the lines of, ~how does this benefit me now?~

OK, going back to tariffs, the high tariffs Pres-elect Trump seems to be proposing are little more than an opening volley.

He is saying, not only to those countries involved, but also to the companies and corporations dependent upon those countries (because of the greed of their wealthy shareholders to maximize profits)...

What are you going to do for me? If I like what you are doing for me, then I will lower the tariffs on the imported goods (i.e., exempt those goods from the tariffs) you rely upon.

In my view, these gross tariffs proclamations of Pres-elect Trump are just the opening salvo for him to ge companies and corporations to step in line and become MAGAT.