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Donald Trump: “Japan is putting up $550 billion in order to lower their…”

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Donald Trump and Jerome Powell Discuss Construction Overruns and Economic Deals

Published | Video Starts at 03:56

Well, I'd love him to lower interest rates. Other than that, what can I tell you? The country is doing really well. I just briefed the chairman on the deal we made with Japan. Japan is putting up $550 billion in order to lower their tariffs a little bit. That way they have a little bit lower tariff. And they also opened their country to free trade, which nobody thought was even a possibility. (03:56–04:02)

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