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Trump Targets Affordability with Tariff Cuts and Cash Aid

11/18/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump shifts the administration's focus to affordability amid voter concerns.
The administration proposes lowering tariffs on coffee and fruit to cut prices.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces exemptions to some tariffs to ease food costs.
Critics say these steps address past policy problems and note a 50-year mortgage to reduce monthly payments and $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue.

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U.S. President Donald Trump shifts the administration's focus to affordability amid voter concerns.
The administration proposes lowering tariffs on coffee and fruit to cut prices.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces exemptions to some tariffs to ease food costs.
Critics say these steps address past policy problems and note a 50-year mortgage to reduce monthly payments and $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue.