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Taylor Odisho

Trump Seemingly Confirms Prices Will Rise for Consumers While Suggesting Shoppers Should Buy Less

President Trump seemingly confirmed prices are going up and suggested shopping less. (Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

In his characteristically indirect style, President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge that consumer prices will rise due to tariffs but suggested Americans could simply shop less to combat them.

During a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump defended his tariffs on China, some as high as 145%, claiming Chinese ships are "loaded up with stuff, much of which, not all of it, but much of which we don't need."

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