Trump scraps key tariffs on foods to ease prices

Rollback on beef, coffee and fruits shows White House is under pressure as inflation stays high and Democrats gain momentum

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US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping US tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer prices.

Trump has built his second term around imposing steep levies on goods imported into the US in hopes of encouraging domestic production and lifting the US economy.