About one-sixth — 16% — of global gasoline exports originates in the U.S. This critical export provides Americans with jobs and eases the U.S. trade deficit. It also keeps other countries dependent on us — the kind of economic leverage President Trump is always talking about.

After a one-month delay, President Trump finally imposed sweeping 25% tariffs Tuesday on goods from two of the United States’ biggest trading partners: Canada and Mexico. Trump’s big issue with Mexico — that it doesn’t do enough to stem the flow of immigrants — has long been central to his political identity.

Before the tariffs went into effect, approval ratings for President Claudia Sheinbaum rose and companies began marketing “Made in Mexico” products.