Singapore PM Lawrence Wong gives stunning answer to Trump tariff question: ‘look what happened’

Published on Apr 14, 2025 09:09 pm IST

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was asked about the opposition People’s Power Party’s allegation that he was “fearmongering” about tariff chaos unleashed by United States President Donald Trump. Wong said that he faced similar allegations when he set up a task force to tackle Covid-19. Notably, Wong has also created a task force to manage the likely impacts of Trump’s tariffs.

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