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Donald Trump: “The tariffs are going to make us rich.”

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

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Meet the Press Interview with President Donald Trump on Economy, Immigration, and Foreign Policy

Published | Video Starts at 06:42

Didn't it have nine or 10 days in a row or 11 days where it's gone up and the tariffs have just started kicking in, and we're doing really well psychologically. I mean, the fake news was giving me such press on the tariffs. The tariffs are going to make us rich. We're going to be a very rich country. So let's talk about the tariffs. And I want to ask you about something you said this week, got a lot of attention. (06:42–06:44)

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Asserts that tariffs will lead to significant economic gains for the U.S.

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