Lawrence Summers, a renowned economics professor at Harvard University and a former United States Treasury Secretary, cautioned that the tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration could propel the American economy into a recession. This scenario could result in the loss of approximately 2 million jobs for Americans and a reduction in household income by at least $5,000 per family. These tariffs impose a direct increase on the cost of imported goods, which is subsequently passed on to consumers, thereby fueling inflation and dampening economic activity.