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Ben Ferguson: “The president used [tariffs] in a very big way when he got…”

Featuring: Ben Ferguson, Conservative | Talk Show Host | National

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Cruz Predicts 5–4 Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs

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What is likely to happen, what we know about what was argued and what the outcome is likely to be. All right, so Senator, tariffs have been something that the president, like many other presidents have used. The president used [tariffs] in a very big way when he got reelected. And he made it clear when he was campaigning he was going to use tariffs for leverage. He was going to get better deals. He thought America was being taken advantage of. (00:49–00:53)

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Asserts that President Trump used tariffs significantly during his reelection campaign.

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