For Trump, tariff gamble brings political risk


  • World
  • Thursday, 03 Apr 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the day of his remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -He called it "Liberation Day," but President Donald Trump's Wednesday unveiling of reciprocal tariffs could cause political headwinds for his party and economic pain for his constituents if his promises to recast the economy do not work out.

Experts say it will take years to rekindle U.S. manufacturing, alter supply chains and bring home production, the goals Republican Trump and his supporters suggest his tariffs will achieve.

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