Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
On Saturday, President Donald Trump called for Americans to endure as tariffs deal a blow to the economy, insisting that the short-term pain is worth the long-term reward.
Trump implemented a new swath of “Liberation Day” tariffs on dozens of nations on Wednesday, charging them about half of what his administration calculates they are imposing on the United States with their own trade policies.
As the stock market entered into a correction in response to the tariffs over the next few days, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the plan is working despite the temporary cost.
“China has been hit much harder than the USA, not even close,” he said.
“They, and many other nations, have treated us unsustainably badly. We have been the dumb and helpless ‘whipping post,’ but not any longer,” the commander-in-chief added.
“We are bringing back jobs and businesses like never before. …
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