[TBP]

And, of course, other countries can be expected to retaliate, which inflicts further damage on our economy.

That’s why I said that tariffs may be effective as foreign policy, but they’re bad economic policy.

[central_va]

Countries, almost every one of them, that currently tariff our exports to them now can't "retaliate" becasue they are already applying a duty, get it? This is common sense.

I don't think you understand what the word "retaliate" means.