Trump issues ‘prognosis’ for US after tariffs in medical metaphor

President Donald Trump on Thursday used a medical metaphor to describe the status of his "reciprocal tariffs" plan implemented on what he dubbed "Liberation Day."  

"THE OPERATION IS OVER! THE PATIENT LIVED, AND IS HEALING," Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. "THE PROGNOSIS IS THAT THE PATIENT WILL BE FAR STRONGER, BIGGER, BETTER, AND MORE RESILIENT THAN EVER BEFORE. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!" 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened more than 1,000 points lower on Thursday morning after Trump unveiled his most severe levy of tariffs yet during a White House Rose Garden ceremony a day earlier, but administration officials remained optimistic in early morning TV interviews. They touted an anticipated impact of onshoring U.S. manufacturing and further bolstering American jobs. 

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