Trump, seeking economic reset, insists smart people back tariffs

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP said people were "starting to learn" the benefits of his tariff regime as he sought to convince voters his administration was moving to address affordability concerns, taking to the road in hopes of countering a mounting political vulnerability.

- HADRIANA LOWENKRON

Trump, who is resuming domestic political travel after months without holding a rally, allowed that he"got a lot of heat" over his sweeping levies on foreign imports, with political opponents seizing on the program to argue tariffs have increased consumer prices and inflation. But on Tuesday evening, he argued that the tariffs had enabled him to provide aid to farmers and forced manufacturers to build plants and data centers in the US.