Tariffs you say? I guess you haven't heard. Trump won the trade war in Europe. I guess the media you're watching has been avoiding that topic :)
Trump's going to win in China too. I read a translation of what was on the front page of Chinese newspapers. Their president made a big ol speech about how mean Trump is. He was basically throwing a tantrum because he knew he was going to lose. Trump is 2 legit 2 quit.
Not only are the tariffs not going to hurt the economy, they're about to super boost it.
There was an analogy I read about these tariffs. When you break an arm, you have to reset the bone, even though it will be painful, and the bone grows back stronger.
People were going to get hurt by the tariffs in the US, no question about it. Their tough times will be well worth it in the long run. Heck, I say long but it only took a month or two for Europe to bend over!