Trump Adviser Promises Trade War Is Not A Ploy To Sink Stock Market

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One before departing Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida on April 3.

An adviser to US President Donald Trump said new sweeping tariff policies were not a scheme to sink the stock market, despite the president posting a video that claimed his trade war was part of a long-term strategy to force the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett assured anchor George Stephanopoulos...