He taxes people and is afraid of retaliation... warning of escalating tensions in various ways... typical of those who oppress the people, imperialists always... robbing and exploiting is a habitual practice.

In light of the tariff policies that U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed on a range of trading partners, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury advised countries not to rush to retaliate.
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent advised countries looking to respond to U.S. tariffs: "Don't rush to retaliate," according to Fox News.
On April 2 (U.S. time), President Donald Trump announced a list of counter-import tariffs on over 180 global trading partners. Among them, about half of the partners face a common tariff rate of 10%, expected to take effect from April 5.