U.S. President Donald Trump said during an address to the nation on Wednesday that he’s secured $18 trillion in U.S. investment through tariffs. “Much of this success has been accomplished by tariffs,” Trump said. “My favourite word, tariffs, which for many decades have been used successfully by other countries against us, but not anymore.”
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