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We let Japan come in and dump everything right into our markets."
In a separate interview with chat show host Oprah Winfrey, he raged We can't continue to allow China to rape our country."
In his successful 2016 election campaign, Trump stepped up the rhetoric, saying President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent -- he was a natural businessman,
Trump said in his inauguration speech in January To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is 'tariff,'
Trump repeatedly said on the campaign trail for the 2024 election A lot of people are tired of watching other countries ripping off the United States,
Trump said in 1987, using rhetoric that has changed little in the intervening 38 years I am a Tariff Man,
Trump declared in a social media post back in 2018 during his first presidential term It’s our declaration of economic independence,
Trump said on the White House lawn US consumers may cut back on spending due to pricier imports, and businesses might delay capital expenditures amid uncertainty about the tariffs’ full impact and potential retaliation from trade partners,
April 2nd will forever be known as Liberation Day - when America reclaimed its industries,
declared US President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025