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Donald Trump: “The EU was set up in order to take advantage of the United…”

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

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President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with the Taoiseach of Ireland

Published | Video Starts at 16:34

Will you put more tariffs on the eu? Will you respond to their retaliation? Of course I'm going to respond. You will? Retaliation? The problem is our country didn't respond. Look, The EU was set up in order to take advantage of the United States, including Ireland. Is Ireland taking advantage of the U.S. Of course they are. I can't. You know, I have great respect for Ireland and what they did, and they should have done just what they did. (16:34–16:41)

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Asserts that the EU was designed to exploit the U.S., including Ireland.

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