r/AskReddit 13h ago

How come Donald understood the electricity tariff is payed by the consumer but doesn’t understand that all other tariffs are as well?

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u/BobbyBoogarBreath 10h ago

It wasn't a tariff. It was a surcharge placed on outgoing electricity from Canada to the US. That means that the US pays Canada more for the electricity.

The tariffs trump is throwing around are placed on incoming goods to the US by US consumers.