Donald Trump has prioritized the use of tariffs to address trade imbalances, with his administration claiming that U.S. imports far exceed exports due to foreign countries flooding the market and displacing jobs.The administration imposed tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico and has threatened to exit the USMCA, as well as urging the removal of national-security-based tariffs between the three countries.Experts including
Erica York and
Chris Mitchell warn that ending these exemptions or terminating the
USMCA would raise costs for American consumers and disrupt vital production systems, particularly in sectors like electronics and automobiles.