Whether one agrees with Trump's use of tariffs or not, I think it should be clear the power to levy tariffs should be with the executive anyway. And that's probably why Congress essentially delegated it to the Executive decades ago at this point.
Imagine trying to manage a trade strategy with any sort of coherence while having to get every little thing rubber stamped by Congress. Now, of course the whiplash inducing way orange man has wielded tariffs may not seem much better, but that is a different issue entirely.
I think it only seems whiplash cause we're not used to govts acting fast. But basically he responds to anything the other countries does almost immediately for govt timing. People aren't used to that. They're used to committees and politicians going up and saying 'we wont stand for this' and then deliberating for 6 months before deciding on something that's probably already obsolete
Whether one agrees with Trump's use of tariffs or not, I think it should be clear the power to levy tariffs should be with the executive anyway. And that's probably why Congress essentially delegated it to the Executive decades ago at this point.
Imagine trying to manage a trade strategy with any sort of coherence while having to get every little thing rubber stamped by Congress. Now, of course the whiplash inducing way orange man has wielded tariffs may not seem much better, but that is a different issue entirely.
I think it only seems whiplash cause we're not used to govts acting fast. But basically he responds to anything the other countries does almost immediately for govt timing. People aren't used to that. They're used to committees and politicians going up and saying 'we wont stand for this' and then deliberating for 6 months before deciding on something that's probably already obsolete