The tariffs might be sold as economic policy to the base, but they are not. Its pure geopolitics.
I'm not so sure. I'd be convinced of this if we end up with tariffs only on china and whoever ends in their trade-alliance. At the moment however, tariffs are also aimed at allies, and we blocked the nippon-steel merger with Japan which could have also helped a struggling domestic manufacturer. This doesn't really seem like it's about geopolitics, just classic protectionism. I suppose it could be both. The CHIPS act definitely had a strong geopolitical motive.
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I'm not so sure. I'd be convinced of this if we end up with tariffs only on china and whoever ends in their trade-alliance. At the moment however, tariffs are also aimed at allies, and we blocked the nippon-steel merger with Japan which could have also helped a struggling domestic manufacturer. This doesn't really seem like it's about geopolitics, just classic protectionism. I suppose it could be both. The CHIPS act definitely had a strong geopolitical motive.
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