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Donald Trump: “The Republic of Korea has given us $150 billion recently.”

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We're the hottest country anywhere in the world. In the world. Since taking office, we've secured commitments for money that nobody's ever thought even imaginable. There's never been anything like it. The Republic of Korea has given us $150 billion recently. That all goes into shipbuilding. And that was a way of buying down their tariffs. They want to buy down their tariffs. I said, you got to pay for it. (32:42–32:50)

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Asserts that South Korea has given the U.S. $150 billion recently.

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