So George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln, TR, and Calvin Coolidge were all wrong?
Funny, American business grew really well during periods when we had a tariff. I agree there are other factors, but we are just now really experiencing the hollowing out if so called “free trade.”
You’re confusing tariffs used for government revenue (probably the best way to tax) and tariffs used for protectionism (a train wreck).