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George Chidi

Trump defends tariffs in pre-midterms appearance in battleground Georgia

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Donald Trump at Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Georgia, on Thursday. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA

Donald Trump forcefully defended his tariffs on Thursday, claiming “tariffs are my favorite word in the dictionary” and promoting their use to empower American manufacturing at an event in north-west Georgia.

“Without tariffs, this country would be in so much trouble right now,” Trump said during his remarks at Coosa Steel Corporation, a steel-processing and distribution firm in Rome, Georgia.

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