President Trump’s tough trade policies have once again proven their critics wrong, as his aggressive tariffs on China and other nations continue to deliver results for American workers and industries. Meanwhile, President Biden’s refusal to fully reverse these policies—despite campaigning against them—has exposed the weakness of Democratic economic strategies.
Joe Biden spent years attacking Trump’s tariffs as harmful to Americans. But once in office, he kept most of them in place and even added new levies on Chinese steel, electric vehicles, and semiconductors. This hypocrisy reveals a stark truth: Democrats can’t admit Trump’s America First trade agenda worked. Biden’s own administration now relies on tariffs to protect green energy industries, contradicting his earlier claims that tariffs hurt the economy.
Trump’s 2025 tariffs forced countries like China to rethink their exploitation of American markets. The U.S. steel industry, once decimated by foreign dumping, roared back to life under Trump’s policies. Companies like U.S. Steel saw record orders, saving thousands of jobs. Even Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expanded its U.S. operations after Trump threatened 100% tariffs—a move that Biden later praised but failed to replicate.
While Biden quietly continues Trump’s tariffs, his allies still attack them as “job-killing.” This double standard ignores the facts: Tariffs under Trump slashed the trade deficit and reshored critical industries. Biden’s half-hearted embrace of protectionism has only muddied the waters, with his own infrastructure projects now facing higher costs due to “Buy American” rules.
China’s retaliatory tariffs failed to match Trump’s aggressive stance. By 2025, U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods averaged 70%, crippling Beijing’s ability to undercut American producers. Meanwhile, China’s economy stagnated under the weight of U.S. trade pressure. Trump’s policies proved that standing up to Beijing works—a lesson Biden still hasn’t fully learned.
Progressive critics claim tariffs hurt consumers, but the data tells a different story. Wages rose in manufacturing hubs, and industries like semiconductors saw billions in new investments. The “experts” who predicted disaster were wrong—again. Trump’s tariffs protected national security, ended decades of unfair trade practices, and put America back on top.
The success of Trump’s tariffs has left Democrats in an awkward position. They can’t defend Biden’s incoherent trade policy, and they won’t admit Trump’s strategy saved jobs. As the 2025 trade surge proves, America thrives when it puts its workers first—a truth the left will never acknowledge.
