Not even President Donald Trump seems to know exactly what winning a trade war with the world will look like, but Republican senators hope he figures it out quickly.
Trump has already laid out a long-term vision: To bring manufacturing to the United States. If that’s truly his goal, the new tariffs would theoretically be here to stay. But Trump has also celebrated how many countries are trying to negotiate with him over the tariffs, meaning they could be a short-term policy intended to win concessions instead.
“There can be permanent tariffs and there could also be negotiations, because there are things that we need beyond tariffs,” Trump said on Monday, not clarifying the matter very much.