专家表示，美国关税在中期选举中拖累了共和党，但唐纳德·特朗普总统不太可能改变贸易路线。特朗普试图利用关税提振国内就业并削减贸易逆差，但一位分析师在《金融时报》撰文称，“这些目标每一个都是错误的，而且没有一个实现了”。
US tariffs were a drag on Republicans in midterm elections, but President Donald Trump is unlikely to change tack on trade, experts said. Trump has sought to use tariffs to bolster domestic employment and cut trade deficits, but “each of these goals is wrong-headed, and neither has been met,” one analyst wrote in the Financial Times.
一位前特朗普政府经济顾问指出，立法机构对征收关税的影响力有限，即使国会试图迫使总统就范，“特朗普将拒绝任何限制他最爱用的这一工具的尝试”，大西洋理事会一位学者认为。不过有一个国家受益了：加拿大总理表示，在曾经剑拔弩张的谈判中，美国“要求变少了”、“给出的更多了”。
The legislature has limited sway over the imposition of levies, a former Trump administration economic adviser noted, and even if it sought to force his hand, “Trump will reject any attempt to limit the use of his favorite tool,” an Atlantic Council scholar argued. One country has benefited, though: Canada’s prime minister said the US is “asking less” and “offering more” in once-rancorous negotiations.
