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Trump's tariffs are an economic disaster that courts have already struck down as illegal, and yet the chaos they created cost American consumers dearly while corporations like Apple pocketed billions in windfall profits. Higher prices, weaker investment and fewer manufacturing jobs are the real legacy of this failed trade policy. Farmers, small businesses and families are footing the bill for a protectionist scheme that serves no one but the wealthy.
Trump's tariffs are working exactly as intended — trillions in investment commitments are pouring into the U.S., foreign automakers are building plants on American soil instead of in Mexico, and countries like India and the U.K. are rushing to cut deals. This is a legitimate, legally grounded response to trading partners that have allowed forced labor to flood global markets with cheap goods.