Why Trump's tariff chaos makes sense (big picture)

If Scott Bessant resigns this week, I guess we can ignore this blog post.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;newrepublic.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;193634&#x2F;donald-trump-treasury-scott-bessent-tariffs-quit" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;newrepublic.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;193634&#x2F;donald-trump-treasury-sc...</a>

&gt; due to everyone wanting to export to the US to obtain Dollars, the US has a truly unique negotiating position in a trade war<p>Seems like the plan relies on the key assumption that this will not change. But why is this the case?

Additional discussion here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=43597443">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=43597443</a>