Despite the financial market turmoil Trump Stands Firm on Tariff Plans Amid Market Meltdown: “Sometimes You Have to Take Medicine.” In the stock market turmoil and global pushback, U.S. President Donald Trump has doubled down on his sweeping tariff policies, signaling no immediate plans to retreat. Addressing reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump delivered a resolute message: while he doesn’t want the stock market to fall, economic “medicine” is sometimes necessary to fix deep-rooted problems. “I don’t want anything to go down,” the President said, “but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.”