Trump Defends Tariffs as ‘Medicine’ Amid Market Tumble

Trump said that he will not make a deal with China unless the trade deficit is resolved.
Trump Defends Tariffs as ‘Medicine’ Amid Market Tumble
President Donald Trump walks on the south lawn of the White House on April 6, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his sweeping tariffs on imports from other countries, saying they are aimed at fixing the trade imbalance, not at causing a global stock market selloff.

“I don’t want anything to go down. But sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

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