{"id":45445,"date":"2025-12-18T00:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=45445"},"modified":"2025-12-18T00:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:36:21","slug":"live-tv-meltdown-a-veteran-reporter-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=45445","title":{"rendered":"LIVE TV MELTDOWN! A veteran reporter by"},"content":{"rendered":"
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt found herself in the cross-hairs during a heated briefing after an Associated Press reporter suggested that<\/p>\n

President Trump\u2019s proposed tariff program amounted to a hidden tax hike. From the first question, it was clear the exchange would be anything but routine.<\/p>\n

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The journalist asked why the president\u2014who campaigned on broad tax cuts\u2014was now \u201craising taxes\u201d through tariffs.<\/p>\n

pushed back hard, insisting that the administration\u2019s policy was \u201cabsolutely not a tax increase on Americans,\u201d<\/p>\n

but rather a strategic tax on foreign governments that have \u201cbeen defrauding us for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leavitt framed tariffs as a corrective measure designed to rebalance trade, shield domestic industries, and, over time, lower the tax burden on U.S. workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTariffs aren\u2019t about squeezing American families,\u201d she said. \u201cThey are about stopping countries that dump cheap goods, manipulate currency,<\/p>\n

and hollow out our manufacturing base. If they want to keep exploiting loopholes, they will pay\u2014 not Main Street.\u201d She argued that any short-term price pressure on<\/p>\n

importers would be offset by long-term gains: stronger supply chains at home, upward pressure on wages, and an American economy less exposed to foreign shocks.<\/p>\n

Pressed on whether businesses simply pass those costs to shoppers, the press secretary acknowledged that importers could face higher upfront expenses.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, she maintained that \u201cfair, reciprocal trade\u201d would ultimately leave more money in U.S. pockets. The administration\u2019s broader tax agenda,<\/p>\n

she reminded reporters, still included cutting taxes on overtime, tips, and Social Security benefits\u2014evidence, she said, that the president remained committed to lightening the overall tax load on working families.<\/p>\n

When the playing field is level,\u201d she added, \u201cwages rise, jobs stay here, and growth accelerates.\u201d<\/p>\n

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