Tariffs, explained: What Trump wants from all these trade deals

CNN — 

President Donald Trump and his administration are racing to get trade deals done ahead of a self-imposed deadline, at which point tariffs are set to rise for dozens of countries across the world.

News about the on-again, off-again tariffs has become such a daily fixture of the second Trump administration that, at times, it can be hard to remember why the president started down this path in the first place. Trump has given many different reasons for why he believes tariffs are a crucial part of his policy agenda, but they can be categorized into four main goals:

Restore America’s manufacturing prowess.

Grow US revenue.

Equalize the balance of trade.

Pressure foreign countries into setting policies that benefit the United States.