India, Nov. 10 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday boasted about his tariff policy, calling critics "fools" and claiming the United States had become "the richest, most respected country in the world" under his leadership.

Trump said his administration was taking in "trillions of dollars" from tariffs and promised that every American, except high-income earners, would soon receive a $2,000 "dividend" by those revenues.

Lashing out at critics in a post on his social media platform, Trump wrote, "People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!" He went on to boast that under his leadership, the United States had become "the richest, most respected country in the world, with almost no inflation and a record stock market."

The president did ...