Trump officials defend economic policies amid market turmoil and tariff U-turns

White House aides and Cabinet officials attempted to convey confidence and serenity among Trump's on-and-off-again approach to taxes on imported products from across the world read more Senior trade advisor Peter Navarro stands next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. File image/Reuters Trump administration officials were out in force on television networks Sunday, defending President Donald Trump's economic plans following another week of market turmoil that saw the Republican government change direction on some of its harshest tariffs. Trump, however, stated on his social media platform that there would be no exclusions for his sweeping tariff program,…