{"id":19060,"date":"2025-07-02T23:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19060"},"modified":"2025-07-02T23:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:58:46","slug":"trump-responds-as-reporter-asks-the-best-question-hes-ever-been-asked-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19060","title":{"rendered":"Trump responds as reporter asks &#8216;the best question&#8217; he&#8217;s &#8216;ever been asked&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header_header__gD613\">\n<div class=\"article-header_meta__N4zeN\">\n<h2 class=\"summary_summary__q_VAA\">Donald Trump was asked about his reaction to economist Torsten Sl\u00f8k claiming the president may have &#8216;outsmarted everyone&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-header_metaWrapper__P4a1g\">\n<div class=\"article-header_shareLink__FtU9x\">\n<div class=\"share-link_container__q9th7\">\n<div class=\"share-link_desktopTabletShareArrowWrapper__Gchyi\" 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What is your message?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Trump responded: &#8220;I love this. I love this question. This is the favorite. This is the best question I\u2019ve ever been asked because I\u2019ve been going through abuse for years on this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;Because, as you know, we\u2019re taking in hundreds of billions of dollars, no inflation whatsoever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The reporter then followed up, asking the president for his message to critics, who believed his tariffs could lead to a recession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;I think they should go back to business school,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;It\u2019s so obvious. It\u2019s so obvious. 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The longer uncertainty remains elevated, the more negative its impact on the economy, as shown in the chart below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;Maybe the strategy is to maintain 30 percent tariffs on China and 10 percent tariffs on all other countries and then give all countries 12 months to lower non-tariff barriers and open up their economies to trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;Extending the deadline one year would give countries and US domestic businesses time to adjust to the new world with permanently higher tariffs, and it would also result in an immediate decline in uncertainty, which would be positive for business planning, employment, and financial markets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL resizable-image_fadeOut___ZcLy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=256&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 256w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=384&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt72530100c4887342\/68612e94da7edb7c9a73aa9c\/GettyImages-2210758788.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Trump was asked for his message to critics (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Trump was asked for his message to critics (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Sl\u00f8k continued: &#8220;This would seem like a victory for the world and yet would produce $400 billion of annual revenue for US taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;Trade partners will be happy with only 10% tariffs and US tax revenue will go up. 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