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“ For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike,
Donald Trump,
“A Little Tough Love”: Top Quotes From Trump Tariff Talk
“ Then in 1929 it all came to a very abrupt end with the Great Depression. And it would have never happened if they had stayed with the tariff policy,
Donald Trump,
“A Little Tough Love”: Top Quotes From Trump Tariff Talk
“ In 1913 for reasons unknown to mankind, they established the income tax so that citizens, rather than foreign countries, would start paying the money necessary to run our government,
Donald Trump,
“A Little Tough Love”: Top Quotes From Trump Tariff Talk
“ From 1789 to 1913 we were a tariff-backed nation, and the United States was proportionately the wealthiest it has ever been,
Donald Trump,
“A Little Tough Love”: Top Quotes From Trump Tariff Talk
“ The Prime Minister just left. He's a great friend of mine. But I said, 'You're a friend of mine, but you haven't been treating us right.' They charge us 52 per cent, but we charged them almost nothing…
Donald Trump,
PM Modi a great friend, but...: Trump unveils ‘kind’ reciprocal…
“ For nations that treat us badly, we will calculate the combined rate of all their tariffs, non-monetary barriers and other forms of cheating.
Donald Trump,
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“ It's our declaration of independence,
Donald Trump,
Trump Announces 10% Baseline Tariff On All Imports To US
“ I don’t blame them, necessarily, but it’s a different way of doing business. It’s very hard to sell into India because they have trade barriers, very strong tariffs.
Donald Trump,
US President Trump announces 26 pc ‘discounted reciprocal tariffs’ on…
“ Reciprocal. That means they do it to us and we do it to them. Very simple. Can’t get any simpler than that,
Donald Trump,
US President Trump announces 26 pc ‘discounted reciprocal tariffs’ on…
“ None of our companies are allowed to go into other countries. And I say that, friend and foe — and in many cases, the friend is worse than the foe in terms of trade,
Donald Trump,
Trump’s tariff chart: When will additional rates be applied to…
“ Today we’re standing up for the American worker, and we are finally putting America first,
Donald Trump,
Trump’s tariff chart: When will additional rates be applied to…
“ IT’S LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA!
Donald Trump,
Trump to impose sweeping tariffs, escalating global trade tensions