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Donald Trump: “If we don't have the use of tariffs, we have no national…”

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

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LIVE: President Trump holds news conference in the Oval Office with FBI Dir. Kash Patel

Published | Video Starts at 49:21

I mean, South Korea, $350 billion up front. Japan, $650 billion. And they've all agreed to it. They're all happy. But before, it was a total ripoff. And If we don't have the use of tariffs, we have no national security. This country will have no financial security, will not have national security. And the people that brought the lawsuit are people that are aligned with foreign nations that are now being treated fairly as opposed to just ripping us off and ripping us asunder. (49:21–49:27)

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Asserts that tariffs are essential for national security.

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