白宫副新闻秘书将关税作为外国“减税”进行辩护, White House deputy press secretary defends tariffs as foreign "tax cuts," spars with reporter over economic impacts.

在白宫的一次简报会上,副新闻秘书Karoline Leavitt为特朗普总统的关税辩护,辩称这是对外国的减税,而不是对美国人的升税。 During a White House briefing, Deputy Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Trump's tariffs, arguing they are tax cuts on foreign countries, not hikes for Americans. 这与AP记者Josh Boak的质询相矛盾, 指出关税由进口商支付, This clashed with AP reporter Josh Boak's questioning, pointing out tariffs are paid by importers and eventually passed to consumers. Leavitt指控Boak测试她的经济知识, Leavitt accused Boak of testing her economic knowledge and ended the line of questioning. 经济学家就关税的负面经济影响提出警告。 Economists have warned about tariffs' negative economic impacts.