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Donald Trump: “South Korea, $350 billion up front. Japan, $650 billion. And…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Press Conference with the Director of the FBI

Published | Video Starts at 49:40

$650 billion they pay us, and we've evened it out. It's really a good thing to see. And you have to understand, they've all signed. Japan, South Korea. 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. (49:40–49:50)

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Asserts that South Korea and Japan have agreed to pay $350 billion and $650 billion, respectively.

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