Trump defends tariffs in pre-midterms appearance in battleground Georgia

Visit was ostensibly to promote economy, but US president focused on repeated, unverified claims of voter fraud

Donald Trump forcefully defended his tariffs on Thursday, claiming tariffs are my favorite word in the dictionary" and promoting their use to empower American manufacturing at an event in north-west Georgia.

Without tariffs, this country would be in so much trouble right now," Trump said during his remarks at Coosa Steel Corporation, a steel-processing and distribution firm in Rome, Georgia.