Trump frames tariffs as economic ‘medicine’ as markets tumble

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“I don’t want anything to go down. But sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump said.

US President Donald Trump has defended his sweeping tariff policy, telling foreign governments they must pay “substantial fees” to see the duties lifted. He described the tariffs as necessary “medicine” despite causing significant disruption across global financial markets.

 

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