Trump is playing a bigger game. Through the super tariffs on April 2, the goal is not simply fair trade, but to eliminate the U.S. trade deficit.

Forcing the world to buy American goods or move factories to the U.S. will temporarily control inflation by lowering import prices and demanding that countries impose zero tariffs on American goods.

In the long term, it aims to reshape supply chains, restore U.S. manufacturing dominance, and may even further control the global economy through dollar lending and military means.