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Donald Trump: “I said, if that plant is there, when I'm president, I will…”

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

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Joe Rogan Experience #2219 - Donald Trump

Published | Video Starts at 40:02

They have a huge factory, a huge car auto plant being built by China, in Mexico. Make cars, sell them in the United States. Put everybody out of business. Right, Here we go again. I said, if that plant is there, when I'm president, I will put 100 or 200% tariffs on every car. They'll be unsalable in the United States. And they just announced they're not going to build the plan because they think I'm going to win. Think of it. (40:02–40:10)

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Asserts intention to impose high tariffs on cars from a Chinese plant in Mexico if elected.

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