But we have to understand as a country that these trade deals that we've been signing for decades in America, number one, one, they were terrible. Number two, We didn't even enforce [the trade deals]. So other countries were taking advantage of our businesses because we didn't enforce them. You go ask small business owners, even large business owners, they would tell you what I'm telling you now. The process of getting that all cleaned up and put back on an even playing field is tough. (30:57–31:04)
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Asserts that the U.S. did not enforce trade deals, allowing other countries to take advantage of U.S. businesses.
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