Trump defends new tariffs, says they will strengthen US economy

Washington, July 25 US President Donald Trump defended his administration’s latest tariffs, saying they would withstand legal challenges and crediting the duties with attracting trillions of dollars in investment to the United States. Speaking during a wide-ranging White House question-and-answer session following an event on civilian nuclear energy, Trump dismissed concerns over the legal basis of the administration’s latest tariff actions and said his trade agenda was producing unprecedented economic gains. “These tariffs have been up for a long time. They’ve been approved for years, thousands of cases they’ve been approved,” Trump said. Asked whether newly announced tariffs and a…