Trump Aides Urge Court to Spare Tariffs as They Dismiss Worries in Public
The dueling narratives come as the administration is asking an appeals court to preserve a set of tariffs recently deemed to be illegal.
Shortly after a federal trade court declared many of President Trump’s tariffs to be illegal, Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, took to television to brush aside the setback.
“It cost us a week, maybe,” Mr. Lutnick said this month on Fox News, noting that other countries remained eager to strike new deals despite tariffs being in legal jeopardy.
“Everybody came right...
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