Washington DC, April 4 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday credited his tariff policies for what he described as the "biggest drop in history" in the United States' trade deficit, saying the gap narrowed by 55 per cent and linking the improvement to strong job growth and America's broader economic agenda.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump highlighted the March jobs report showing 178,000 new jobs, calling it "GREAT", and pointed to the sharp reduction in the trade deficit as evidence of the effectiveness of his tariff strategy.

He further touted the US's war efforts against Iran alongside these economic achievements.

"Not only were the jobs numbers GREAT yesterday, 178,000 new jobs, but the TRADE DEFICIT was down 55%, the biggest d...