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Donald Trump: “China's paid almost $700 billion in tariffs under me.”

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

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President Trump's Speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Published | Video Starts at 27:48

But the same people now telling me about how to deal with China are the ones who sold out America for decades to China for decades. They gave up to China. I'm the only one that you know how much China's paid almost $700 billion in tariffs under me. And then they say, Donald Trump hasn't been tough on China. They say, Trump hasn't been tough on Russia. Okay, here's the story. Nord Stream 2. Did anybody ever Hear of it. (27:48–27:53)

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Asserts that China paid nearly $700 billion in tariffs during Trump's administration.

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