Tough decisions for the US administration. They could drop the tariffs, promise not to continue, try to get back what they had as fast as possible, and admit to making a mistake (USian humility challenge: impossible). Or they could continue to act like they are immune to consequences and watch as approval ratings reach single digits and people start wondering what the point is of the government, if it can’t even get them their consumer goods to numb the pain of living in an alienated indigenous burial ground.
Realistically though, even if they tried to walk back everything they did, will anybody trust them again? The US political system is incredibly chaotic, and policy can do a complete 180 from one day to another. I’d argue the US just passed an event horizon where decline becomes irreversible.
