Donald Trump knows it. His trade war against the rest of the world, fueled by the recent imposition of global tariffs, “won’t be easy.” That’s why he’s asking Americans to “hang tough.”
He did so this Saturday in a post on his Truth Social platform.
“Hang tough, it won’t be easy, but the result will be historic,” wrote the president, who noted that his tariff measures are “an economic revolution.”
“This is an economic revolution and we’re going to win,” he said, while suggesting in his usual euphoric and grandiloquent tone that he will bring back “jobs and businesses like never before.”
Trump also referred to an investment of “more than five trillion dollars” and asserted that “the figure continues to increase rapidly,” although without providing further details.
He also aimed at China again, saying that “it has been hit much harder.”
Between resistance and negotiation
The Republican made these statements from Florida, where he was playing golf for the third consecutive day this Saturday, according to the EFE news agency.
He also insisted on his argument that other countries have taken advantage of the United States and mistreated American exports.
His global tariffs have sparked a wave of reactions around the world, with warnings of rising prices and even a possible recession, while major stock markets have collapsed, including Wall Street.
This new package comes on top of other levies already imposed — and in some cases postponed — and the threat of more measures and tariffs on those who oppose the United States’ trade war. Even so, nations like China have been quick to announce their countermeasures.
However, Trump has already opened the door to possible agreements on the issue, and this Friday assured that he could reach agreements with those countries that offer him “something phenomenal.”
“If someone says they’re going to give us something phenomenal, as long as they give us something good,” the president said, quoted by EFE news agency.
“Tariffs give us great negotiating power. They always have. I used them very well in the first administration. Now we’re taking it to a whole new level,” he added.
