White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defend President Trump's tariff plans during Tuesday's press briefing.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to paint US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as a good thing for Americans during Tuesday’s press briefing.

Leavitt balked when Associated Press reporter Josh Boak asked why Trump was willing to enact “tax hikes in the form of tariffs,” despite promising to slash taxes during his election campaign.

Defending the president’s position, she said, “He’s actually not implementing tax hikes. Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries that, again, have been ripping us off.”

“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people, and the president is a staunch advocate of tax cuts,” Leavitt added, pointing to Trump’s pledge to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime wages and Social Security benefits during his run for reelection.

While Leavitt sounded certain that Trump’s........

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