The tariffs were stupid, the last thing you need in a recession/depression is a trade war to make things worse.
The Communist Chinese have been in a Trade War with the US ever since they “opened up” their “markets”. Only a Free Trade Globalist thinks that Communist China has been playing fairly all these years.
Need a 25% tarriff on all goods from Communist China. Problem is that Obama is too much a Liberal Globalist to do anything about Communist China
Every good depression needs a trade war to make it really serious.