.Peter Navarro: "We have the example from the first term. We know that we imposed historically high tariffs... and all we got out of that was prosperity and price stability... the Germans, the Japanese, the South Koreans and the Mexicans have taken our manufacturing capability. So, we've got to... get that back."show more

Navarro’s right—tariffs forced allies to stop freeloading off U.S. markets. But the real win? The America First Investment Policy fast-tracks allied capital into U.S. manufacturing while slamming the door on China’s exploitation. Foreign investment from trusted partners is up 18% since 2025, with $210B pledged for semiconductor plants, EV supply chains, and AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, CFIUS blocked 37 PRC-linked deals this quarter alone, protecting critical tech. The days of hollowing out U.S. industry are over. Now we’re rebuilding it—with their money, on our terms.

Here’s what could get more expensive with Trump’s new tariffs.

@RealPNavarro Trump's Tariffs work

𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄: 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩’𝐬 𝟐𝟓% 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐬—𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬? 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦: 𝟐𝟓% 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬. Peter Navarro put it best: 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑑. The last time we wielded tariffs like this, we got exactly what the media said we wouldn’t—𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥. Germany, Japan, South Korea, Mexico—they’ve hollowed out America’s industrial backbone for decades. Biden let it happen. Obama let it happen. Bush looked the other way. Now? America’s fighting back. Plants will reopen. Steel will flow. Auto jobs will come home. And for once, the American worker wins—not some globalist spreadsheet in Brussels. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨. This isn’t protectionism—it’s restoration. It’s economic self-respect. 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐄 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒𝐀? 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

@RealPNavarro We will win this battle.

Navarro’s got a point—Trump’s first term showed that tariffs can work. We slapped big ones on, and the economy boomed: jobs came back, wages rose, and inflation stayed low. The data backs it up—manufacturing saw a resurgence, with over 400,000 jobs added pre-COVID. Meanwhile, countries like Germany and Japan have been eating our lunch on production because their trade policies exploit our openness. Bringing that capability home isn’t just smart—it’s survival. Globalists hate it, but prosperity isn’t built on handouts to foreign factories.

@RealPNavarro Spot on 👏

@RealPNavarro Dr. Peter Navarro is my hero!

@RealPNavarro Let's get these old factories back up and running here in America!

BREAM: Peter, you say we have the example from Trump’s first term—historically high tariffs that led to “prosperity and price stability.” But plenty of economists would argue those tariffs actually led to higher costs for consumers, supply chain chaos, and job losses in industries that relied on imports. NAVARRO: Fake news. That’s just globalist propaganda. The reality is, under Trump, we had the strongest economy in history. Strongest ever. Tariffs didn’t hurt us—they saved us. BREAM: Except, in reality, those tariffs forced American businesses to pay more for goods, which meant they either passed the cost onto consumers or cut jobs. NAVARRO: Look, any time you shake up the system, there’s going to be a little turbulence. Ever been on a plane? Feels bumpy for a second, but then the pilot gets it under control. And let me tell you—Trump is the best pilot. BREAM: Right, but most pilots don’t throw the plane into a nosedive just to see if it’ll recover. NAVARRO: [laughs] You media types always overreact. BREAM: So the average American should just trust that the economic pain they’re feeling will eventually lead to gains? NAVARRO: Exactly! Trust in Trump. The first term proved it—tariffs work. BREAM: But again, Trump himself admitted prices could go up. That’s not prosperity, that’s inflation. NAVARRO: Shannon, come on. You really think Trump would do something that isn’t good for America? BREAM: I think he does things that are good for Trump. NAVARRO: And what’s good for Trump is good for America!

@RealPNavarro It amazes me, the Germans, Japanese and Korea comes out smelling like a rose after WW2 and Korea conflict. While the USA came out smelling like shit!