bit of an 11 dimensional chess answer. Senator Chris Murphy has a much better explanation, which is simply this is Trump's way of holding private industry hostage [1]. The tariffs will be incrementally removed as various private industries give him loyalty pledges just as he is doing with large law firms and universities. that's it! so simple.

[1] https://bsky.app/profile/chrismurphyct.bsky.social/post/3llu...