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Hassett: Trump's 50% tariff on copper imports aims to prepare for US for future 'time of war'
The White House Economic Council Director is defending President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports. In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Director Kevin Hassett pointed to the importance of the U.S. being self-sufficient when it comes to key resources. "The bottom line is that if there is a time of war, then we need to have the metals that we need to produce American weapons," Hassett said on the show on Sunday. "And copper is a key component in many American weapon sets. And so as we look forward to the threats that America faces, the president decided that we have plenty of copper in ... (full story)
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