[aaronbaugher]

It's funny how many people think the US is doing something new, and not just catching up with the rest of the world.

[bryanlarsen]

The western world's average tariff rate is generally around 1.5%. Increasing this by an order of magnitude is something new, and a lot more than "catching up".

[kalleboo]

There's no "catching up", the US also already had tariffs inline with other developed nations.

[aredox]

Catching up? They are regressing to the level of "the rest of the world". Do you think the USA isn't the best nation on Earth?