President Trump acknowledges that his trade policies could inflict some temporary economic pain. Amid growing fears of the economic fallout from tariffs and other policies, the president is defending his plan — while admitting it could get a bit bumpy. Threatened tariffs have caused the stock market to sink, but the president claims he’s ignoring Wall […]
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Trump says his trade policies could cause “short-term interruption”
President Trump acknowledges that his trade policies could inflict some temporary economic pain. Amid growing fears of the economic fallout from tariffs and other policies, the president is defending his plan — while admitting it could get a bit bumpy. Threatened tariffs have caused the stock market to sink, but the president claims he’s ignoring Wall Street. In the meantime, the Nasdaq has fallen more than 10 percent below its record set in December.