Analysis: "Trump’s Tariffs Give Him a New Way to Dole Out Reward and Punishment"
"Tariffs are a tool the president enjoys… He doesn’t have to go through Congress. He can exercise personal power.
"With tariffs, Trump can exercise a kind of corruption that the country hasn’t experienced in some 150 years—a kind of control that is ultimately incompatible with both democracy and prosperity."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/donald-trump-tariffs-corruption/