United States President Donald Trump claimed that he has used tariff pressure as a tool to prevent the country from getting into global conflicts. Speaking on Saturday, he said that tariffs served as a warning in five of the eight wars he believes he stopped. Trump also stated that the United States is now earning “trillions of dollars” from other countries through these tariffs and that the income is strengthening the US economy.
In a strongly worded message published on Truth Social, Trump said the threat of economic penalties prevented conflicts. He wrote that he prevented five wars “directly because of the threat of tariffs”.
Trump posted, “We are taking in TRILLIONS of Dollars in Tariffs and Investment Dollars from foreign lands because of Tariffs. I have stopped 5 of the eight WARS directly because of the threat of Tariffs if they don’t stop fighting or, better yet, if they start.”
His latest remarks follow earlier claims in which he said that tariffs played a role in easing tensions between India and Pakistan in May this year. But the Indian government never acknowledged Trump’s involvement in the ceasefire agreement.
Trump Attacks Biden Over Economic Performance
Continuing to criticize President Joe Biden, Trump argued that inflation had almost vanished and blamed Biden for record-high price rises earlier. Trump said that the “inflation was the worst in USA History under Sleepy Joe Biden”. He further said the stock market has just achieved an all-time record for the 48th time in nine months.
He also targeted figures and countries that he said took advantage of the US through their tariff policies: Trump wrote, “The Stock Market just hit an ALL-TIME HIGH for the 48th time in 9 months. To Leonard Leo, Koch, and all of the Countries and Slimeballs that have ripped off the United States of America for years through the use of their own Tariffs, we don’t have a Court System that’s going to let you destroy our Country any longer.”
‘Tariffs and November 5 Made America Stronger’
Trump said the country is now “the richest, strongest and most respected” that it has ever been. However, he stressed that the reasons for such a rise are tariffs and the forthcoming 2024 US presidential election. He said the country’s position today was because of “November 5th” and the policies linked to tariffs.
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