Donald Trump at Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Georgia, on 19 February. rik S Lesser/EPADonald Trump at Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Georgia, on 19 February. rik S Lesser/EPATrump defends tariffs in pre-midterms appearance in battleground Georgia Visit was ostensibly to promote economy, but US president focused on repeated, unverified claims of voter fraudDonald Trump forcefully defended his tariffs on Thursday, claiming “tariffs are my favorite word in the dictionary” and promoting their use to empower American manufacturing at an event in north-west Georgia.“Without tariffs, this country would be in so much trouble right now,” Trump said during his remarks at Coosa Steel Corporation, a steel-processing and distribution firm in Rome, Georgia. He lamented having to wait for the US supreme court’s decision on the constitutionality of his trade policy, attributing the lawsuit to “China-oriented” people and Canadian partisans.“I’m waiting for a decision from the supreme court,” he said, complaining about having to “justify this, because people come from other countries and have ripped us off for 50 years”. Trump’s visit to Georgia, a key battleground state in this year’s midterm elections, was ostensibly to promote his economy amid lagging approval numbers.
