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Donald Trump: “They left here 20 years ago when presidents that sat right…”

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

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President Trump Delivers Remarks, Oct. 6, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 31:36

You know, everybody's moving back into the US and he's probably going to be asking about tariffs. They're losing a lot of companies in Canada. They're coming into the. They left here. They left here 20 years ago when presidents that sat right at this desk weren't doing their job properly. They were probably good politicians, but they weren't good at business and they allowed these companies to leave. And all they had to do is do what I'm doing right now. (31:36–31:43)

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Asserts that companies left the U.S. 20 years ago due to previous presidents not doing their jobs properly.

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