He wants to break us so that America can own us,
It’s not a matter of ‘if you impose tariffs on me, I impose tariffs on you,’
Our country and its taxpayers have been ripped off for more than 50 years, but it is not going to happen anymore. It’s not gonna happen,
The Framers knew from experience the dangers of abuse of the taxing power,
Congress has a constitutional responsibility to reclaim its authority over taxation,
The lack of reciprocity contributes to our large and persistent annual trade deficit that's gutted our industries and hollowed out key workforces,
Going into April 2, some of our worst trading partners in terms of the way they treat us have already come to President Trump offering ... substantial decreases in very unfair tariffs,
April 2nd, 2025, will go down as one of the most important days in modern American history,
I'm optimistic that, April 2, some of the tariffs may not have to go on because a deal is pre-negotiated, ... or that once countries receive their reciprocal tariff number, that, right after that, they will come to us and want to negotiate it down."
For American citizens, January 20th, 2025, is Liberation Day,
You’d start with all countries,
As our victory showed, the entire nation is rapidly unifying behind our agenda with dramatic increases in support from virtually every element of our society: young and old, men and women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, urban, suburban, rural,
No one knows what the f**K is going on.”
What are they going to tariff? Who are they gonna tariff and at what rates? Like, the very basic questions haven’t been answered yet,
Then we can make some determinations, but at this stage in the game, it's unknown to us
He's with his trade and tariff team right now perfecting it to make sure this is a perfect deal for the American people and the American worker and you will all find out from about 24 hours from now,
I really relish giving my Republican colleagues the chance to not just say they're concerned, but actually take an action to stop these tariffs,
The first Trump administration cut an excellent deal with Canada with USMCA,
Your leadership in pursuing lower taxes, regulatory relief, and pro-business policies has already spurred growth,
This White House’s protectionist policies have saved Justin Trudeau‘s Liberal Party from certain electoral defeat, making future negotiations with Canada even more difficult,