One of the most significant shifts in policy under President Trump was the United States’s reembrace of tariffs as economic and geopolitical tools. Trump described himself as “Tariff Man” and continues to view the measures as an unmitigated success.

Even though most trade experts disagree and continue to see the tariffs’ costs as overwhelming their benefits, it may prove difficult for President-elect Joe Biden, who repeatedly criticized Trump’s tariffs, to unwind them.