At the end of the day, the brunt of the tariffs will fall on US consumers, especially lower-income ones who rely on relatively inexpensive products from China. Now, Americans can expect longer wait times and higher prices, trade experts told CNN.

The president has backtracked repeatedly on his tariff policies, creating a whiplash with downsides and few clear benefits so far.

Several White House staffers had to warn the president that his tariffs would impact ‘Trump’s people.’ The MSNBC anchor also pointed out a daming irony of the president's Qatari jet controversy. Journalist Michael Wolff has said that Donald and Melania Trump are essentially “separated.