I really do. I want to thank the leaders of countries. And they knew the alternative was not much of an alternative, because If they didn't do it, we were going to charge them tariffs. And the tariffs would have been much more severe than what they did. But they did do it. As soon as they realized about the tariffs, then they did it very easily. (21:36–21:39)
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Asserts that tariffs were a planned measure if other countries did not comply with U.S. demands.
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