Trump on Tariffs: ‘The Surgery is Over, the Patient Survived and Will Be Stronger Than Ever’

In his first message of the day posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump celebrated the day after declaring a trade war globally by imposing tariffs ranging from 10% to 50%. While Republican officials and economists warn of a potential recession in the U.S. due to these tariffs, Trump believes that ‘the operation was successful.’ Describing the United States as a ‘patient’ and himself as performing ‘surgical intervention,’ the former president claims that not only have the U.S. survived this intervention, but they will become much stronger and more resilient than ever before. Trump wrote specifically on his personal platform: ‘The (surgical) intervention is over! The patient survived and is recovering. The prognosis is that the patient will be much stronger, bigger, better, and more resilient than ever. Make America Great Again!!!’