Except after he came out with the "insane higher tariffs that will ruin the economy" and then did the "go back to a lower level and capitulate" that was mostly

Except after he came out with the "insane higher tariffs that will ruin the economy" and then did the "go back to a lower level and capitulate" that was mostly for smaller trading partners. At the same time he massively raised tariffs on China, and since the US imports so much from there the net result is the total tariffs on imports in the US after the "go back" step will be higher than if he had stuck with the "insane higher tariffs that will ruin the economy".