{"id":2419606,"date":"2025-04-03T18:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T22:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-tariffs-should-be-targeted-to-avoid-unnecessary-pain-david-harsanyi\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T22:13:37","slug":"trumps-tariffs-should-be-targeted-to-avoid-unnecessary-pain-david-harsanyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-tariffs-should-be-targeted-to-avoid-unnecessary-pain-david-harsanyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s tariffs should be &#8216;targeted&#8217; to avoid &#8216;unnecessary pain&#8217;: David Harsanyi"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-tariffs-should-be-targeted-to-avoid-unnecessary-pain-david-harsanyi%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2419606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent article by David harsanyi, a Senior Writer for the Washington Examiner, skepticism was expressed regarding President Donald Trump&#8217;s newly announced tariffs, referred to as &#8220;Liberation Day.&#8221; Harsanyi questioned the effectiveness of these tariffs in creating a fair global market for the U.S., suggesting that they shoudl be &#8220;targeted&#8221; to avoid undue economic hardship. He criticized the broad submission of the tariffs, noting that manny countries impose lower tariffs than the U.S., including wealthier nations like Israel, which recently eliminated all its tariffs. While he does not predict an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zarif-recalls-jokingly-suggesting-kidnapping-obamas-daughter-to-get-nuke-deal-done\/\" title=\"Zarif Recalls \u2018Jokingly\u2019 Suggesting Kidnapping Obama\u2019s Daughter To Get Nuke Deal Done\">economic collapse due<\/a> to these tariffs, Harsanyi anticipates &#8220;unnecessary pain&#8221; for the country. <\/p>\n<p>conversely, Drew Greenblatt, the CEO of Marlin Steel, supports the tariffs, citing unfair trade practices affecting U.S. exports. The article also highlights reactions from international leaders, including the European Union and Taiwan, regarding the tariffs. the discussion illustrates a divide in opinion on the potential impacts of Trump&#8217;s trade policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s tariffs should be &lsquo;targeted&rsquo; to avoid &lsquo;unnecessary pain&rsquo;: David Harsanyi<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2082745\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Senior Writer David Harsanyi expressed skepticism over the direction of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s tariffs, questioning whether they would give the United States a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-times-transgender-athletes-dominated-womens-sports\/\" title=\"5 Times Transgender Athletes Dominated Women\u2019s Sports\">fair playing field<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/free-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">global market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s tariffs were announced Wednesday, which the administration deemed &ldquo;Liberation Day,&rdquo; with the president attempting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3369176\/trump-liberation-day-tariffs-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">to frame the tariffs as &ldquo;reciprocal&rdquo;<\/a> to match the trade barriers other countries impose on U.S. products. Harsanyi contended that even though the world is not a &ldquo;utopia,&rdquo; the U.S. lives &ldquo;a pretty good life&rdquo; on the global market. He said these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> should be &ldquo;targeted&rdquo; instead of being issued broadly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3369891\/trump-mike-johnson-anna-paulina-luna-new-parent-proxy-voting-bill\/\">Trump abandons Johnson, endorses Luna&#8217;s new parent proxy voting bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3369897\/bernie-sanders-effort-block-military-sales-israel-tanks-senate\/\">Bernie Sanders&#8217;s effort to block military sales to Israel tanks in Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3369568\/judge-james-boasberg-trump-officials-bad-faith-weighs-contempt-venezuelan-deportations\/\">Judge finds Trump officials acted in &#8216;bad faith,&#8217; weighs contempt over Venezuelan deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It should be China, maybe, or something, but this is just on everyone, and it&rsquo;s not even about reciprocal trade, right?&rdquo; Harsanyi said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Will Cain Show<\/em>. &ldquo;I forgot how many countries, but dozens that have lower tariffs, you know, weighted tariff rates than we do. Israel removed all their tariffs, and we&rsquo;re still going to tariff on them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2875116&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6dd75af5fd271e87a470a6abfd9acac6\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harsanyi clarified that he does not believe the U.S. will &ldquo;collapse&rdquo; under these new tariffs, but they will put the country through &ldquo;unnecessary pain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out that many countries with low tariffs are all &ldquo;rich countries&rdquo; compared to other countries with higher tariffs, including China and India, which are &ldquo;far poorer than us.&rdquo; As such, Harsanyi expressed confusion as to why the U.S. would follow the&nbsp;economic&nbsp;policies of poorer countries, saying&nbsp;this &ldquo;makes no sense to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Marlin Steel CEO Drew Greenblatt was more supportive of Trump&rsquo;s tariffs, arguing how his company is charged when it exports metal baskets to England. Comparatively, metal baskets imported to the U.S. are charged far less, which represents the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">wildly unfair playing field<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3363983\/trump-economy-plan-tariffs-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DOES TRUMP HAVE A PLAN B IF HIS TARIFFS PLUNGE US INTO RECESSION?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Trump&rsquo;s newly announced tariffs, leaders of the European Union, which was hit with 20% tariffs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3369019\/trump-tariff-response-countries-reacting-liberation-day-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">expressed a willingness to negotiate with the U.S.<\/a> Meanwhile, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said he was looking &ldquo;forward to working closely with the U.S. to ensure a fair, mutually beneficial approach&rdquo; after his country was hit with a 32% tariff, which does not extend to semiconductor imports into the U.S.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My advice to foreign leaders is that if you have not already reached out to President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>, you need to do so immediately. Trump is, at his core, a dealmaker who sees the world as a series of transactions. <\/p>\n<p>Based on his track record to date with foreign&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillAckman\/status\/1907821384048275964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>On X, Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman advised foreign leaders to reach out to Trump &ldquo;immediately. 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