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Donald Trump: “China decided to not build [the plant] because they think…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 43:09

I knew him a little bit. I brought him up. I said, I wanted to see you for a minute. Come here. What's happened to that plant, sir? About two weeks ago, China decided to not build [the plant] because they think you're going to be elected president. And if you have to pay tariffs, if they have to pay tariffs, there's no way it can be so successful. So there's a case. (43:09–43:14)

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Asserts that China halted a plant construction due to Trump's potential election.

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