Mr. Trumps aggressive use of tariffs should bring the Republican Congress great incentive to get the tax cuts passed. Both the 2017 tax cut extension and some of the new Trump 2.0 tax cuts such as the 15% corporate tax, ,tax free tips for service workers, overtime pay and seniors.

Trump positioned the tariffs as a way to “halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the United States,” referring to fentanyl. The change will have a big impact on the cost of a wide variety of goods imported from each country, including electronics, produce, clothing, and much more.

The president scores two big wins in his use of tariffs to protect both national and economic security. Tariff diplomacy means crank up the Trump tax cuts right now. One thing we’ve learned about President Trump’s tariff diplomacy is that he’s not bluffing.