My theory is he fully understands tariffs, but it’s a convenient way to siphon money off from Americans into a coffer he can steal that doesn’t require the IRS.

The NIH still has its funding halted. What people may not realize is 90% of biomedical research is funded through the NIH and it funds over 800,000 scientists. As an example 99% of drugs approved in the last 10 year period were discovered using NIH funding.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/02/nih-grant-freeze-biomedical-research/681853/