From PBS NewsHour.

President Trump was defiant in the face of calls to soften his plan to institute massive global tariffs after historic drops in the U.S. and global markets. Trump spoke to the media on Air Force One while returning to the White House from Florida where he had attended the Liv golf tournament — a trip that drew condemnation from Democrats who urged the White House to address the widespread fear their economic policies had wrought on the global markets.

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