Trump, asked about markets, says sometimes you have to take medicine

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 04/06/25 07:37 PM EDT

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that sometimes you have to take medicine when asked about markets, adding that he was not intentionally engineering a market selloff.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he would not make a deal unless the trade deficit with China is solved. He added that he has spoken to European and Asian leaders on the tariffs rolled out by his administration.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Additional reporting by Caitlin Webber and Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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