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Stephen Moore: Tariffs 'are not a pick-me-up' for economy

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President Trump’s former economic adviser, Stephen Moore, criticized the president’s approach to tariffs, saying the strategy does not provide the boost the already “wobbly” U.S. economy needs.

“I think that the president’s emphasis on tariffs right now is misguided,” Moore said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.”

“We have a very wobbly economy,” he continued. “We saw a not very good jobs report on Friday. The consumer confidence numbers are sinking, and other indicators are not positive.”

Moore instead suggested Trump ought to focus on passing........

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