Maybe there are some products that this argument works for, but certainly not footwear I'm sure. The US exports ~1 billion worth of shoes per year, and imports

Maybe there are some products that this argument works for, but certainly not footwear I'm sure. The US exports ~1 billion worth of shoes per year, and imports ~25 billion (mainly from Vietnam and China), according to https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/tradeshifts/2023/footwear https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/tradeshifts/2023... I also think the argument is bad in general, because more/similar exports than imports would only really hold for the countries least affected by the new tariffs, anyway.