President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he had prepared Americans for a tough "transition period," despite having run a campaign that made explicit Day One promises to bring down prices and restore economic prosperity.
In an interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran, Trump defended his trade policies, which have raised fears of skyrocketing prices and an unstable economy.
When Moran noted that Trump had told Americans to "hang tough" as the stock markets and the business community account for his tariffs on foreign countries, Trump suggested that any resulting hardships should come as no surprise to those who voted for kra31 cc him.
"I said all these things during my campaign," Trump said in the recorded interview, which was timed to coincide with the 100th day of his second term in office and broadcast in prime time. "I said, ‘You’re going to have a transition period.
