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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Baragona

JD Vance boasts about ‘enthusiasm’ over ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs during softball Fox & Friends interview

Sitting down for an interview on Donald Trump’s favorite morning talk show, Vice President JD Vance insisted on Thursday that there was nothing but “enthusiasm” for the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs that have sent global markets spiraling and economists warning of a debilitating worldwide recession.

Outside of Vance’s Fox & Friends appearance, other senior members of the Trump administration made the rounds on cable news to spin the crippling global trade war that Trump had unleashed. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, for instance, showed up on CNBC, CBS News and Bloomberg, while Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins spoke to pro-Trump Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo.

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