President Trump acknowledges that his trade policies could inflict some temporary economic pain. On several occasions this past week the president defended his embrace of tariffs — while admitting there could be some negative repercussions. Neither he nor his press secretary would predict how much economic pain there could be or for how long. But even […]
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Trump says tariffs could cause temporary economic pain
President Trump acknowledges that his trade policies could inflict some temporary economic pain. On several occasions this past week the president defended his embrace of tariffs — while admitting there could be some negative repercussions. Neither he nor his press secretary would predict how much economic pain there could be or for how long. But even as the stock market sank the president predicted long-term economic success.