President Trump crowed that his tariff policies are paying off — and even boosting American trade with non-targeted nations — in a pair of Saturday tweets.
“Countries are coming to us wanting to negotiate REAL trade deals, not the one-sided horror show deals made by past administrations,” he asserted in an early-morning post. “They don’t want to be targeted for Tariffs by the U.S.”
He followed up with a message on the trade talks with China, and his continued escalation of tariffs aimed at its floundering economy — along with a jibe at the Federal Reserve, a frequent Trump target.
“They are paying us Tens of Billions of Dollars, made possible by their monetary devaluations and pumping in massive amounts of cash to keep their system going,” Trump wrote. “So far our consumer is paying nothing – and no inflation. No help from Fed!”