You need to explain that to the foreign governments who impose such taxes on American goods.
What you do accomplish is that the foreign goods coming in become less desirable to US consumers.
Bottom line: The US needs nothing that these others produce. We have been blessed to have great resources. However, the rest of the world needs access to our markets. If we deny that to them, it doesn't matter how cheaply they can produce goods. America is still the biggest kid on the block for goods. So it serves these nations' interests to open up their own markets, or get used to feeling some pain. If Trump is elected --i have no dog in that fight-- there WILL BE pain coming for nations with abusive trade policies with the US.