US President Donald Trump has declared that his favourite word in the English language is “tariffs,” calling it the “most beautiful” because, in his view, tariffs are making America wealthy again.

His remarks come amid heightened trade tensions with India and Brazil, two of the countries facing some of the steepest US tariffs — set at 50% since August 2025.

“I love tariffs. Most beautiful word… Tariff is my favourite word. We’re becoming rich as hell. We’ve taken in trillions of dollars. When we finish this out, there’ll never be any wealth like what we have. Other countries had been taking advantage of us for years… Now we’re treating them fairly,” Trump said during a speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Arizona, addressing top US military generals and officials.

Trump stressed

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