I’m going to get a little opinionated in this article. The tariffs imposed by President Trump on April 2nd are transformational. This was not done on whim or a desire to crash the system. It is – and has been – his long-standing plan to save the system, to save the American economy. Whether it will work or not we shall all see. But it is addressing a systemic inequality that the US has been the victim of for decades.
The short term-effect is obvious. Though the levies imposed on foreign goods may have served as the final straw, we had been amply warned that the markets were massively bloated and ripe for a crash or at minimum, a major correction. This is what we’re seeing these last few days. But let’s understand the purpose of the plan. The President posted a video on Truth Social whose title is: “Trump is crashing the stock market by 20% this month but he’s doing it on purpose.” The only reason I would give it any credence at all, is the fact that it was Trump who posted it. The content makes the case for the tariffs – and it is a many-layered approach. Here’s the explanation.
“Trump is flooding cash into US Treasuries. That move forces the Federal Reserve Bank to lower interest rates in May. Lower rates mean the government can refinance trillions in debt on the cheap. The dollar weakens, mortgage rates drop, and suddenly refinancing looks as sexy as a tax refund.” The result of the actions “pressures companies to manufacture in the US again. Plus, it makes farmers sell their stuff locally, which is going to lower grocery prices. Eggs were the chosen poster child for this one…. Here’s the method to the madness: tank the market, spook investors, and send them running into the warm, safe arms of US Treasury bonds. The Fed reacts by lowering interest rates (as they do), and boom—President Trump gets to refinance the US national debt like it’s a Black Friday sale…. If he can get those interest rates down, he can cut hundreds of billions from the annual federal budget…. We’re talking about a $1.9 trillion deficit every year. If Trump manages to refinance and shave off just 25% of that, we’re saving over $400 billion annually.”[i]
The fact is, no matter how the Legacy Media tries to spin this, the US has been the victim of high-tariffs and unfair trade practices for decades. And despite the heavy drop in stock values, there are positive signs – signs that this is working. “Within one week, countries worldwide have conducted outreach campaigns to the White House. According to the US Trade Representative’s Office, at least 50 nations have contacted the administration to begin trade talks, though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed it could be as high as 70. Scores of foreign governments, from Israel to Vietnam, have already pledged to slash their tariff rates. Others are prepared to begin negotiations.”[ii] And now, Zimbabwe has become the first nation to pledge to suspend its’ taxes on US goods.[iii]
So far, the entire Trumpian economic plan has been producing results. The monthly job numbers came out for March. About 228K were added – about 100K more than expected. The overwhelming number of those jobs were in the private sector. Since Trump took office, the administration has secured pledges of $1.5 Trillion in private investments. Total investment runs at around $5 Trillion, which will produce an estimated 350K jobs.[iv] As of March 2, DOGE has saved approximately $105 Billion in taxpayer money.[v] We can’t know whether the tariffs will weather the market storm. But we do know this was probably the last opportunity to get the American economy out of the hands of Globalists. Something had to be done. We are spending over half of our Federal Budget on interest on the debt alone. Will it work? I don’t know. But it seems infinitely better than allowing America to slide into a One World System, destroying once-for-all, the uniqueness of the American experiment.
A strong economy, however, will not solve the real problem. America is morally sick and spiritually bankrupt. But as I have argued here before, there are signs of stirring. While many are rejecting biblical values, countless others are being ushered into the Kingdom of God. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” (Psalm 33:12)
[i] Rich Welch, Is Trump Intentionally Crashing the Stock Market?, RP Media, April 6, 2025
[ii] Andrew Moran, Trump Tariffs Bring the World to the Negotiating Table, Liberty Nation Media, April 8, 2025
[iii] Zimbabwe set to become first country to officially cave on Trump’s tariffs, New York Post, April 7, 2025
[iv] FOX News, April 8, 2025
[v] Explainer-What is Elon Musk’s DOGE?, Reuters, March 4, 2026
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