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Trump defends tariffs as he launches economic tour: ‘You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils.’
President Donald Trump is standing by his tariffs, at least in theory.
Under the banner “Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks,” Trump kicked off the first of a series of speeches to promote his economic message in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, as polls indicate the country is increasingly concerned about the rising cost of living.
“They always have a hoax,” Trump told the crowd, referring to criticism from Democrats that his policies drove up prices. “The new word is ‘affordability.’”
“Democrats are like, ‘prices are too high.’ Yeah, they’re too high because they cause them to be too high,” Trump added. “But now they’re coming down.”
Later, he said, “I can’t say affordability is a hoax because I agree the prices were too high. So I can’t go to call it a hoax because they’ll misconstrue that.”
Trump, during the 90-minute speech, also reiterated that his favorite word is “tariff” and credited his policies for bringing in “hundreds of billions of dollars,” presumably for the government in tariff revenue.
“You can give up certain products,” Trump said at one point. “You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, you know, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need one or two, you know. They don’t need that many.”
Despite standing by his tariff policies, Trump has, in reality, rolled back many of his earlier tariffs, especially ones enacted on April 2.
Tariffs are still higher than they have been in many decades, but the original 25% tariff on every import from Mexico and Canada was walked back to exclude all items covered in the USMCA trade agreement, which includes most imports from the two neighbors. Tariffs on imports from China, once more than 100%, have been reduced to a baseline tariff of 10%, which applies to all other countries.
On top of that, in an attempt to address the price of groceries, Trump also modified and removed tariffs on a range of food products in November, such as beef, coffee, bananas, and tomatoes.
Of the remaining tariffs, evidence points to an impact on the price of consumer goods.
“Our analysis suggests that tariff measures are already exerting measurable upward pressure on consumer prices,” according to a report published in October by the Federal Reserve of St. Louis that looked at data from January to August of this year. “The rise in prices beginning in early 2025 coincides closely with tariff developments, and our model-based regressions confirm that these effects are statistically and economically significant.”
“At the same time, the pass-through remains partial; only a portion of the model-predicted effect has materialized so far,” the report added. “This could reflect delays in price adjustments, competitive pressure limiting firms’ ability to raise prices, or expectations that the tariffs may prove temporary.”
Trump’s speech comes as consumer sentiment remains low. According to the University of Michigan’s survey of consumers, sentiment dropped to 51 points in November, which is the second-lowest score the index has ever recorded since 1952, narrowly topped by a score of 50 in June 2022.
Earlier on Monday, in an interview with Politico, Trump said that he would give his economy a grade of “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.”
Some Democrats have centered their pre-2026 midterm messaging on affordability, and several have explicitly blamed rising costs on Trump’s tariff and trade policies. Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect, with whom Trump had a meeting, also won while running primarily on making the city more affordable.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn baby shooting: Second suspect in killing of 7-month-old girl caught after fleeing to Pennsylvania, sources say | amNewYork
Police apprehended on Friday a second suspect tied to the horrific, deadly shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore on Wednesday afternoon, amNewYork has learned.
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Police apprehended on Friday a second suspect tied to the horrific, deadly shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, amNewYork has learned.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, the perpetrator was cuffed on Friday afternoon after fleeing to Pennsylvania. Sources identified him as 18-year-old Matthew Rodriguez; he is currently being held in the Keystone State, pending extradition back to New York for prosecution on charges yet to be announced.
The arrest came 48 hours after Patterson-Moore was shot while being wheeled in her stroller by her mother near the corner of Humboldt and Moore Streets in East Williamsburg at about 1:20 p.m. on April 1.
Law enforcement sources said two suspects on a moped rode up to the location and fired the fatal shot before fleeing the scene. Sources said Rodriguez is believed to be the moped’s operator; the alleged shooter, 21-year-old Amuri Greene, was officially charged on Friday with multiple counts of murder.
Patterson-Moore sustained a fatal gunshot wound to her head. Frantic efforts by her parents and bystanders were to no avail; the infant died later on Wednesday afternoon at Woodhull Hospital.
The shooting horrified local residents and the city. Linda Oyinkonyan, the grandmother on Kaori’s mother’s side, said she has been left devastated.
“Heartbroken, horrified. It’s bad, it’s sad, it’s sorrowful, it’s hurtful, it’s nothing you can imagine, nothing, the hurt, the deep hurt,” she said.
Police said Greene and Rodriguez allegedly crashed their ride two blocks away from the shooting scene. Though Rodriguez was able to avoid capture, Greene was hospitalized with injuries after being thrown from the vehicle. He was subsequently charged at his bedside.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Wednesday evening an extensive manhunt for the second suspect in the killing. That search ultimately led cops to Pennsylvania, and to Rodriguez on Friday.
A pediatric nurse in Pennsylvania has been accused of abusing a medically fragile infant, with disturbing surveillance footage revealing the incident.Disturbing surveillance A Ring camera captured a moment no parent should ever have to see. A pediatric nurse hired to care for a 1-year-old is now accused of abusing the child inside the child’s home.Cindy Desser, 58, is accused of slamming the Newtown Township baby in her crib. In the video from May of last year, Desser adjusts the baby’s medical equipment, walks away, but when the alarm sounds, she chokeslams the baby a second time.An attorney for the baby’s parents told NBC 10 they went to the police and have now filed a lawsuit against Desser and the company that employed her, Team Select Home Care.”They were utterly horrified seeing what they saw on the camera,” the attorney said. “As soon as they saw Desser treating their child like that and abusing her, they rushed into her room and confronted her. And then immediately they called Team Select. They said she cannot come back.”Baby born with spina bifida and needed 24-7 careThe baby was born with spina bifida and other medical complications. At the time of the incident, she was ventilator-dependent and needed 24-7 care.”So, while she was unable to defend herself or speak out on her own behalf and talk to her parents or cry for help, her vital signs, through her vital signs, she was screaming out for help and Team Select, who monitors those, was ignoring that,” the attorney said.Desser charged in separate caseOn March 27, Desser was charged in a separate Bucks County case, accused of abusing a three-year-old child while working for another home care company, Dynamic Home Care.Desser is facing several charges, including aggravated assault.Officials believe there may be more victims.”We firmly believe that given now that we’ve seen Desser assault two minor children who are medically compromised, that these are not isolated occurrences. These are rather part of her pattern,” the attorney said.The companies that Desser works for have yet to comment on the claims, as have her attorneys.
A pediatric nurse in Pennsylvania has been accused of abusing a medically fragile infant, with disturbing surveillance footage revealing the incident.
Disturbing surveillance
A Ring camera captured a moment no parent should ever have to see. A pediatric nurse hired to care for a 1-year-old is now accused of abusing the child inside the child’s home.
Cindy Desser, 58, is accused of slamming the Newtown Township baby in her crib. In the video from May of last year, Desser adjusts the baby’s medical equipment, walks away, but when the alarm sounds, she chokeslams the baby a second time.
An attorney for the baby’s parents told NBC 10 they went to the police and have now filed a lawsuit against Desser and the company that employed her, Team Select Home Care.
“They were utterly horrified seeing what they saw on the camera,” the attorney said. “As soon as they saw Desser treating their child like that and abusing her, they rushed into her room and confronted her. And then immediately they called Team Select. They said she cannot come back.”
Baby born with spina bifida and needed 24-7 care
The baby was born with spina bifida and other medical complications. At the time of the incident, she was ventilator-dependent and needed 24-7 care.
“So, while she was unable to defend herself or speak out on her own behalf and talk to her parents or cry for help, her vital signs, through her vital signs, she was screaming out for help and Team Select, who monitors those, was ignoring that,” the attorney said.
Desser charged in separate case
On March 27, Desser was charged in a separate Bucks County case, accused of abusing a three-year-old child while working for another home care company, Dynamic Home Care.
Desser is facing several charges, including aggravated assault.
Officials believe there may be more victims.
“We firmly believe that given now that we’ve seen Desser assault two minor children who are medically compromised, that these are not isolated occurrences. These are rather part of her pattern,” the attorney said.
The companies that Desser works for have yet to comment on the claims, as have her attorneys.
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