Trump Hails Tariffs as US Economy Barrels Into Trade Wars (1)

President Donald Trump took the lectern Tuesday for his primetime address beset by warning signs about the US economy, and acknowledged to Americans there could be more discomfort ahead.

Trump defended his plan to remake the world’s largest economy through the biggest tariff increases in a century, saying it would raise “trillions and trillions” in revenue and rebalance trading relationships he called unfair. He cast the economic pain the levies are expected to cause in the form of higher prices as a “little disturbance” the nation ought to be able to overcome.

“Tariffs are about making America rich again and ...