AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:
President Trump has been in office just under two months. And in that time, his announcements about tariffs have made news on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. He’s imposed new tariffs, threatened still more, delayed and even backtracked on others.
We were curious to know, if the president pushed through all the tariffs he wants to, what would a Trump economy look like? Here to offer some insight is NPR White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben. Good morning, Danielle.
DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Hey, Ayesha.
RASCOE: So what tariffs has Trump put in place? And what has he said the goals are?
KURTZLEBEN: Well, Trump has listed a lot of tariff goals, but chief among them is revitalizing manufacturing.
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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We’ve lost 90,000 factories since the beginning of NAFTA. It’s not…
