The Trump administration plans aggressive new tariffs despite public backlash and inflation concerns. Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative and architect of Trump's tariff policy, argues the strategy is working to protect American manufacturing, reduce trade deficits, and boost wages—even as federal data shows tariffs increase consumer costs and legal challenges mount. Greer believes tariffs are succeeding based on manufacturing productivity gains, reduced trade deficits with China (down 30%), and wage growth, though manufacturing jobs haven't materially increased as a percentage of GDP.