He vowed to bring down the cost of groceries (an "old-fashioned" word with which he was obsessed), revive manufacturing, slash federal spending and inefficiency and distribute the savings to the citizenry, all while achieving energy dominance and the high-paying jobs that come with it. By early summer, however, it was becoming clear that Trump's economic policies were not having the promised effect.
The US has collected $1.36 billion in tariffs on British exports in just four months, six times more than in the same period last year, highlighting the toll of President Donald Trump's duties on UK manufacturers. According to estimates from the US International Trade Commission, American buyers of British goods paid significantly more in tariffs between April and July than importers of French or Spanish products, despite concessions negotiated under the UK-US trade deal that came into effect at the end of June.