This idea that China and Canada and Mexico would make all the products that we need and we'd just be a services economy is a total disaster. It's gutted working class Americans, it's gutted cities all over Ohio and most importantly, it's a national security threat. Like if we actually have a world conflict in which we need to make a lot of things, if we're reliant on our enemies for that, it's totally going to put us in a bad position. (07:22–07:30)
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Asserts that reliance on foreign manufacturing has harmed American workers and poses a national security threat.
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