Chris seems to be when he says that the trade war is Trump's, not the other countries that were attacking us before he took office fault.
It's Trump's because he imposed the tariffs unilaterally via EO, in accordance with the law that states the President may impose tariffs.
The level of tit-for-tat tariffs, the crony exclusion process, tariffs upwards of 25%, etc. is not what we had before. Those are the direct result of Trump believing he could fix a hole in the wall with a sledgehammer.
But hey, "trade wars are good and easy to win". Should be over soon.
No one is arguing "why it's horrible for the US to have tariffs", as I said.