The Trump administration is standing strong against a wave of media panic over new tariffs. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted reporters for pushing what she called “fake news” about the president’s trade policies. She said the tariffs will force foreign countries to play fair and bring jobs back to American workers.
Leavitt shut down an Associated Press reporter who tried to claim tariffs hurt U.S. consumers. “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people,” she fired back, calling the question insulting. The press secretary accused the media of siding with China and other nations that have ripped off American workers for decades.
Some elite economists claim tariffs will raise prices, but they ignore how Trump’s policies created record jobs and growth last time. The White House reminded Americans that under President Trump, wages soared and factories reopened. “America First works,” a spokesman said. “The experts got it wrong before, and they’re wrong now.”
Tariffs punish countries that cheat by dumping cheap products here while blocking U.S. goods. Leavitt said foreign companies will pay these fees, not hardworking Americans. If they want to avoid tariffs, she added, they can build plants here and hire our workers instead of exploiting overseas labor.
Countries around the world are scrambling to make deals with Trump after he announced the tariffs. Mexico, Canada, and others suddenly want to negotiate fair trade terms. This proves the president’s strategy works—foreign leaders know he won’t let them take advantage of us anymore.
Short-term price hikes are fake news spread by globalist corporations and their media allies. The real story is that tariffs will revive U.S. manufacturing and create millions of blue-collar jobs. Remember how Trump brought back steel mills and car plants last time? This is round two.
The liberal media only care about protecting foreign profits, not American paychecks. They screamed about “trade wars” in 2018 too—but Trump’s policies led to the strongest economy in history. Working families know the truth: outsourcing kills communities, and tariffs bring them back to life.
President Trump vowed to end the era of politicians selling out our workers. These tariffs are about national pride, economic freedom, and putting America first. As Leavitt said, “We’re done begging foreign countries to be nice. Now they’ll respect us—or pay the price.”
