While the economic results of introducing new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could be mixed, Trump is responding to the pain that blue-collar workers have felt due to globalization, infers Patricia Murphy of Roll Call. Many of the people that put him in office have suffered because of international trade. Trump is rewarding their faith and intensifying their support with these tariffs. Even though trade offers other economic benefits, his base sees things otherwise. They are fed up with politicians that enable globalization. The president knows exactly how to grow working class people’s support, by appealing to the issues that matter to them.