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Donald Trump: “I gave them a 20% tariff because they're sending fentanyl.”

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Published | Video Starts at 01:43

You know, we taxed them. I gave them a 20% tariff. And because of fentanyl, it was like a, it's like a penalty. Nobody ever did that. You didn't know that probably. I gave them a 20% tariff because they're sending fentanyl. It's a huge amount of money. I actually said, you know, the tariff is costing you $200 billion, and you make $200 billion, much less a small percentage from the sale, I think, from the sale of the fentanyl. (01:43–01:49)

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Asserts that a 20% tariff was imposed on China due to fentanyl being sent to the U.S.

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