Donald Trump declares victory and mocks critics hours before new round of tariffs begin

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Unleashing American Energy executive order signing event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on April 8.ERIC LEE/The New York Times News Service U.S. President Donald Trump took a victory lap over his new round of sweeping tariffs on foreign products during a fundraising dinner for House Republicans on Tuesday night, bragging that some countries would "do anything" to strike a new trade deal with the United States. Throughout his roughly hour-and-a-half speech, Trump mocked the critics of his tariff policies, as well as the…