This. Most everyone (sane) agrees that tariffs have their place -- 1) protect strategic capacity, 2) countermeasures against dumping/extreme subsidies, that sort of thing.
The 2017 tariffs on solar panels, for example, had some rational basis. The metals tariffs....not as much...but most could at least see and understand the reasoning, even if they disagreed. And the damage they did to US ag interests was utterly stupid. The later Biden tariffs on EVs and semiconductors made more sense (semiconductors absolutely fall in that "strategic capacity" bucket -- the CHIPS act (incentivizing re-shoring of semiconductor manufacturing) was a perfect element of how you should approach the issue).
An approach using tariffs like a rifle bullet (targeted, with thoughtful selection of the target and the impact of same) is nothing at all like using tariffs like 50 bombers full of 2,000 lb bombs. Fascinating that someone who regularly rants against indiscriminate use of military force (like 2,000 lb bombs that take out whole blocks) is cheering for the indiscriminate use of economic force against.....literally the entire fucking planet. Yes indeed, for him, it is all about "politics and teams," and it's refreshing to see him drop all pretenses, even if he also makes himself look silly as he tries to deny what he's doing in plain sight.