US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his aggressive tariff strategy, declaring that his government had generated “trillions of dollars” in revenue from trade duties. He said that this money would soon allow every American, except high earners, to receive a $2,000 “dividend” funded by those tariffs. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump dismissed critics of tariffs as “fools,” boasting that under his administration, the US had become “the richest, most respected country in the world,” with minimal inflation and record-breaking stock market performance. Although he provided no timeline or mechanism for the payments, Trump claimed the tariff income would help reduce national debt and directly benefit citizens. His comments come amid ongoing scrutiny of his trade policies i

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