Yes, I believe that you’re correct. The recent tariffs to Canada, Mexico and China were all related to Fentanyl and or Illegals and not a response to their tariffs.
I know Thomas Sowell (one of my heroes) believes in “Free Trade”, but...we just don’t have that at this time.
I think we need to support the Trump Administration on this as a way of building back our hollowed out industrial base. Not saying there won’t be times where it is going to hurt, but in the end, I think it will be worth the price, IMO.