We've become a wealthy country again. And the tariffs have given us a diplomatic str. Strength. They've given us negotiating strength. I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. I said with, as an example, with India and with Pakistan, I said, if you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons, I'm going to put big tariffs on you both, like 100%, 150 and 200%. (17:03–17:06)
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Asserts that he settled wars using tariffs as leverage.
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