We still have ways that if we need to increase them because we're not getting the, you know, the negotiating powers at the table, we have some wiggle room. But what we're telling these countries is enough of taking advantage of the American markets. We right now have a $1.3 trillion trade deficit. which means Americans are paying over $360 billion in tariffs while the US takes in less than 80 billion. We have got to make sure that that is evened out. (05:19–05:24)
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Asserts that the current trade deficit is $1.3 trillion.
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