DETROIT—President Donald Trump celebrated the use of tariffs to generate revenue for the federal government and drive domestic manufacturing investments during a speech to the Detroit Economic Club on Jan. 13.
He cited record stock market highs and more than $18 trillion in investments as evidence that America’s economy is thriving.
“One of the biggest reasons for this unbelievable success has been our historic use of tariffs,” Trump told a packed crowd in the Sound Board theater at the MotorCity Hotel and Casino.
The president criticized those who oppose tariffs.
“An anti-tariff person is a pro-Chinese person,” Trump said, suggesting his political opponents’ policies benefit the communist regime….
In Motor City, Trump Credits Tariffs for ‘Unbelievable Success’
