White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai told Newsmax on Thursday that contrary to the mainstream media’s tendency to focus on tariffs “in isolation,” President Donald Trump is taking a “full-of-economy approach” to “restore American greatness.”

“Tariffs are just one of many economic tools that this president is using to unleash American growth and restore American greatness,” Desai said on “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE.”

“I think there’s a tendency to look at tariffs in isolation, but when you look at the fact that this administration is also plowing ahead on deregulation. The previous administration put on trillions of dollars in new regulation on the American economy. That means added compliance costs for our companies and for everyday people.

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