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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump share common ground on tariff policy. While some policymakers argue that tariffs can be a tool to protect and help grow domestic industries and ensure national security, tariffs can also have unintended economic consequences that cost American consumers billions. Trump’s trade war tariffs generated about $233 billion in duties collected by U.S. Customs through March 2024, according to an analysis by the Tax Foundation.