Most people don't walk into the car dealership, look at the sticker price and write a check for that amount.
You say no, that's too much. You get the better stereo added, you get less than 2% financing. A good negotiation means being the ####### at first and then saying yes only when it makes sense for you. The dealership isn't going to sell you a car if it doesn't make sense to them.
The US will win a trade war, because Trump is that ####### who wins these types of things. These leaders from countries that have had tariffs on our stuff and won't negotiate with Trump are going to find themselves on the outside looking in as their country's pain is going to be greater (in the short term) than ours because we buy everything.
Who blinks first? Trump's team believes it won't be the US. And as a few countries renegotiate, the pressure on those not renegotiating gets stronger.
Just admit it already. Trump's hardline policies on trade are going to work because he is negotiating from a giant position of strength because the current deals are awful for the US worker.