Small businesses that import goods made in China are trying to outlast the trade war. Owners are laying off workers, looking for investors or putting their personal finances on the line. Many are worried they won’t survive.

Trump asserted that children will be fine having two dolls — perhaps three or five — instead of 30 if U.S. import taxes increase consumer prices. The response on social media included memes of him portrayed as the Grinch and photos of a young Barron Trump’s child-sized Mercedes convertible.

The May 27 deadline ends tariff exemptions for in-transit goods, triggering full rates on imports from China and others.