A former Republican political strategist has mocked President Donald Trump, saying he is having his “Marie Antoinette moment” on tariffs. MSNBC‘s The Weeknight hosts spoke Monday night with political strategist Lucy Caldwell,

President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new trade agreement. Other countries, including China, remain open to negotiating with the U.S., but some of the tariffs are having real impacts on American businesses and their supply chains.

President Trump believes he can force more goods to be made at home by raising taxes on American imports. He imposed new tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum. His particularly steep tariffs on China prompted an escalation that blocked most trade between the countries. He also placed new “ reciprocal tariffs ” on China and dozens of other countries.

That was the result of President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariff hikes on China since April 2, which rose as high as 145%, on top of a 25% tariff on certain goods from his first term. Had the shipment arrived a day later,

In fact, according to the FDA, more than 200 countries and territories supply approximately 32% of the fresh vegetables and 55% of the fresh fruit that we consume in the U.S. "So if these categories are subject to tariffs, consumers can expect prices to go up – and relatively quickly as these things are perishable," McGrath says.

Uncertainty over the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs and rising costs are chipping away at homebuilders' willingness to embark on new projects.

President Donald Trump. After Mattel Inc. warned of price increases earlier this month and said making toys outside the U.S. served consumers’ pocketbooks better, Trump floated the idea of a 100% tariff on the toy maker.

While many consumers are feeling the impact of the tariffs put in place by the Trump administration several weeks ago, those who deliver the goods say they're seeing effects as well.

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Thanks to Trump's tariffs, prices for guitars and other instruments are about to go up. That's bad news for beginners and experienced musicians.