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Donald Trump: “The ability to block, embargo, restrict, license, or impose…”

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

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LIVE: Trump speaks after Supreme Court strikes down his tariffs (Full)

Published | Video Starts at 13:18

I just can't charge anybody for it. I can license. I just can't charge them. It's ridiculous. But it's okay because we have other ways, numerous other ways. The ability to block, embargo, restrict, license, or impose any other condition on a foreign country's ability to conduct trade with the United States under AIPA has been fully confirmed by this decision. So now there's no doubt, because, you know, there were a lot of questions about tariffs because no president was smart enough to use them to protect our country from those countries and businesses that were ripping us off. (13:18–13:37)

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Asserts that a court decision confirms presidential powers under AIPA to regulate foreign trade.

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