[bert]

You are mistaken

There was no tariff hoax. In the case of Mexico, there was a genuine threat to overturn the applecart. The threat was so real that it forced the politicos to complain.

To Mexico, the fact that Americans were complianing made real the threat.

[Jim W N]

The threat was real, but the effect of tariffs on another country is a hoax. Generally, tariffs hurt the country imposing tariffs more than the importing country.

[Sequoyah101]

Correct.