> Tariffs came as a surprise to no one that was paying attention During election when Trump said outrageous things, and Trump supporters downplayed Trump's com

> Tariffs came as a surprise to no one that was paying attention During election when Trump said outrageous things, and Trump supporters downplayed Trump's comments: he's trolling... he is bluffing... it is just a distraction tactic... it is a negotiation tactic... and so on. Then after he got elected and actually started doing the things he said he would the same people are like... "Trump is delivering exactly what he promised what he would deliver when he started this campaign. This is what the American people voted for!" Here's a Peter Thiel quote for the ages: "The media always is taking Trump literally. It never takes him seriously, but it always takes him literally. I think a lot of the voters who vote for Trump take Trump seriously, but not literally." He should have been taken literally.