What exactly does President Donald Trump want tariffs to accomplish? There hasn’t been a single cohesive narrative from the White House about what Trump ultimately hopes his tariffs will achieve, and with the president’s attempt Tuesday afternoon to walk back from the brink of his all-out trade war with China,

President Donald Trump already has enacted higher tariffs against U.S. trade partners as part of his plan to rework world trade and encourage more U.S. manufacturing. The chart above shows Trump's new tariffs that are in place already,

U.S. President Donald Trump met with major retailers, including Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's and Target, on Monday to discuss broad-based tariffs likely to raise the cost of everyday goods that they import.