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Trump reveals why tariff is only his ‘fifth favorite word’

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Bowden, J. (2026, October 6). Trump reveals why tariff is only his ‘fifth favorite word’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariff-speech-baltimore-midshipmen-b3062430.html

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President Donald Trump gave an off-topic speech at Sparrows Point, Maryland, where he announced the construction of a submarine shipyard by defense contractor Anduril. During his address to Navy midshipmen and military officials, Trump rambled about various topics including Iran, Venezuela, and emphasized his fondness for tariffs, calling it his “fifth favorite word.” He attributed the resurgence in car manufacturing plants to tariff policies implemented during his administration.

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On Tuesday afternoon, Donald Trump addressed a group of Navy midshipmen and military officials at Sparrows Point, Maryland, where he announced that defense contractor Anduril would build a new submarine shipyard to construct autonomous submarines for the Navy. Despite this announcement, Trump's speech was largely unfocused, veering into topics like tariffs, which he said were his "fifth favorite word" after “wife” and “God,” while the audience remained largely silent and unresponsive. The event took place near Baltimore, and Trump also mentioned plans to build more car manufacturing plants than ever before in the United States.

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🔮 The president spoke Tuesday afternoon in front of a combat vessel at Sparrows Point, Maryland, where he announced that defense contractor Anduril would build the facility to support the construction of the Navy’s new autonomous submarine craft.

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Trump repeated a refrain about tariffs becoming his “fifth” favorite word, after others such as “wife” and “God”, to a mostly silent batch of bored Navy undergrads who came up from the Naval Academy in Annapolis to stand and hear the president talk.

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2026-10-06 · The Independent

Trump reveals why tariff is only his ‘fifth favorite word’ · assertive framing

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Donald Trump went on a largely aimless rant to a group of Navy midshipmen and a handful of members of the armed forces’ top brass on Tuesday as he announced the construction of a new submarine shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland. asserted

he → go → Baltimore

The president spoke Tuesday afternoon in front of a combat vessel at Sparrows Point, Maryland, where he announced that defense contractor Anduril would build the facility to support the construction of the Navy’s new autonomous submarine craft. asserted

Anduril → speak → craft

But the point of his visit was once again obscured by an unfocused diatribe about the war in Iran, the U.S. strike on Venezuela, and the tariff policies his administration has used to reshape global trade frameworks. asserted

administration → obscure → frameworks

president → repeat → Annapolis

“We're building more car plants than we ever have in history,” the president told his audience. asserted

president → build → audience

Without tariffs, we wouldn't be doing that. asserted

we → do → that

” ”The word tariff for us was has made us a rich country again, and rich in a lot of ways,” Trump added. asserted

Trump → make → ways

This is a developing story. asserted

This → develop → ?