I have many, most economists will tell you that tariffs will raise prices. So don't your tariffs cut against that promise you made to bring prices down? No, because I had massive tariffs on China, if you remember, in my first term. And we had essentially no inflation, like around 1% inflation. which is like a perfect number. The. And then when Biden took over, it went through the roof. It went to the. Probably the worst inflation we've ever had. (08:09–08:18)
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Asserts that during his first term, tariffs on China did not lead to significant inflation.
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