He has legal authority to meddle with tariffs only in case of genuine national security issues, authority allowed him by law as a exception to the constitutional order, an exception itself unconstitutional since it purports to by statue alter the constitutional assignment of powers.
He has no authority to impose or alter tariffs ad lib.
But to usurp this power he has publicly proclaimed that anything to do with the economy is a matter of national security, thus arrogating to himself the powers to regulate trade and impose taxes (tariffs are taxes) the constitution assigns to the Congress.
The Republicans control the Congress and, though they generally are free traders, hate tariffs, and fear trade war, they have so far done nothing to stop their jackass in the White House.
Trump says he's 'ready' to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods imported to the US
And every other worker in America will pay more for a car if this happens.
Nobody will have the least reason to give them all a raise - or to give me a raise - to cover the price hike.
Nor will the value of savings rise magically to cover lost buying power.
Trump supporters are stupid, and demagogues at least partially refute the best argument for universal suffrage, that it allows the masses to protect their interests from the predatory plutocracy.
Except the UAW, groups rip Trump's proposed auto tariffs at hearing
President Donald Trump's proposal to place tariffs of 25 percent on imported autos and auto parts received a near-unanimous flogging Thursday as automakers, dealers, suppliers, repair shop owners and foreign allies each stepped up to warn against it, saying it will hurt production and cost jobs.
In fact, through midafternoon of what was scheduled to be an all-day hearing at the Commerce Department, only one organization — the UAW — defended Trump's call for an investigation into whether imports, including those from allies such as Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Japan and South Korea, should face stiff tariffs.
But even in that case, the UAW's Jennifer Kelly, director of the union's research department, cautioned against ultimately applying broad tariffs or using them against key allies such as Canada, which she said could hurt production in the U.S. and cost jobs.
"It's our hope the Trump administration will take targeted measures to protect domestic manufacturing," she said.
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