Trump pushes back against economic anxieties in ABC interview, says China ‘probably will eat those tariffs’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his controversial trade policies in an exclusive interview with ABC News, asserting that China “probably will eat those tariffs” and pushing back on Americans’ economic anxieties.

The interview airs on ABC at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT. It can also be streamed later Tuesday on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.