US President Donald Trump has defended his aggressive tariff policies in a post on Truth Social, describing critics of the measures as “fools” and claiming that tariffs have made the United States “the richest and most respected” nation in the world.

“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!” Trump wrote, asserting that under his leadership, the country had become “the richest, most respected country in the world, with almost no inflation, and a record stock market price.”

He said that his administration’s tariff strategy — which includes reciprocal and penalty duties on trading partner countries — has helped the US rake in “trillions of dollars” and strengthen its economy. Trump added that “401k’s are highest ever” and that tariff revenues would soon enable the country to “begin payin

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