you misunderstand.
Being protectionist and being exporters are not the same.
Jefferson went to war with the Barbary pirates to protect the global trade of the young nation.
That is completely different than financing a government and protecting American producers with tariffs.
We no longer need the protection of tariffs. We have superior technology and ability to protect us.
Who is "we"? You have turd in your pocket?
The 2016 Trump election says otherwise. Did you cry on election night when Hilary, your globalist twin sister, lost?