How to Make Sense of President Trump’s Call for Zero Tariffs

It still plays a role in U.S. negotiating strategy and could help re-engage with trading partners

In more than 40 tweets this year, President Trump has praised tariffs for making Americans richer, reducing trade and budget deficits and restoring U.S. prestige.

“Only fools would disagree,” he tweeted in August.

He also calls himself a free trader who wants to eliminate tariffs altogether as well as industry subsidies and non-tariff trade...