President Donald Trump defended his economic policies in an NBC News interview, claiming credit for recent gains while blaming former President Joe Biden for lingering challenges. He described current economic struggles as a “transition period” and said the U.S. is poised to “do fantastically.” Trump reaffirmed support for his sweeping tariffs, stating they will generate wealth. He downplayed concerns about tariff-related supply shortages by arguing that American children do not need excessive quantities of consumer goods like dolls or pencils.
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00:02President Donald Trump defended his economic policies in an NBC News interview,
00:06claiming credit for recent gains while blaming former President Joe Biden for lingering challenges.
00:11He described current economic struggles as a transition period and said the U.S. is poised
00:15to do fantastically. Trump reaffirmed support for his sweeping tariffs, stating they will
00:20generate wealth. He also downplayed concerns about tariff-related supply shortages by arguing that
00:26American children do not need excessive quantities of consumer goods like dowels or pencils.
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