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Donald Trump: “He [McKinley] was the tariff... I think I'm going to outdo…”

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Donald Trump Discusses Texas Flood Response, Tariffs, and Military Operations

Published | Video Starts at 17:34

That was done by Obama a little while ago. And I had to change it back. I changed it back. He actually was a great president. He was a president. He [McKinley] was the tariff... I think I'm going to outdo him. But he was a tariff president. He believed that other countries should pay for the privilege of coming into our country and taking our jobs and taking our treasure. (17:34–1:42:16)

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Asserts that McKinley was known for tariffs and Donald Trump believes he will surpass him.

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