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Wall Street suffers its worst day since 2020 but the White House tells investors to "trust in President Trump".

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Nobody has ever used this formula. So I’m sorry, but the conclusion seems to be that the president kind of made this up as he ...

Uncertainty is the word of the day in the US as Donald Trump gears up to announce his latest round of tariffs.