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Trump pushes aides to go bigger on tariffs as Liberation Day nears

Washington | President Donald Trump is pushing senior advisers to go bigger on tariff policy as they prepare for what the White House has called Liberation Day, the April 2 date he has set for a major escalation in his global trade war, four people familiar with the matter said.

Although many of his allies on Wall Street and Capitol Hill have urged the White House to take a more conciliatory approach, Trump has continued to press for aggressive measures to fundamentally transform the US economy, the people said.

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