White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday clashed with a reporter with The Associated Press over President Trump’s use of tariffs after granting the outlet a rare question during a White House press briefing.

Leavitt faced a slew of questions about Trump’s widespread use of tariffs on imports, which have rattled financial markets and sparked fears of a recession. At one point, Leavitt called on an Associated Press reporter, who asked Leavitt why the president was proposing “tax hikes in the form of tariffs” as opposed to the tax cuts he promised........

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