In a recent interview, President Trump revealed that his decision to pause tariffs came after he observed that people were becoming overly anxious and reactive, describing them as “yippy.”
President Trump on why he paused tariffs: "I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line. They were getting yippy, you know, they were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid." pic.twitter.com/kzoH6psG15
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