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Donald Trump: “We lost 50% of our auto industry to China, Mexico, Canada…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 14:26

I don't call it a miracle. I call it, this should have been done 40 years ago. We would have never lost our, We lost 50% of our auto industry to China, Mexico, Canada and various other countries. Should have never happened. If you had a president that said, we're going to charge you tariffs, you're not going to build next to us, send it in and take away our jobs. (14:26–14:33)

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Asserts that the U.S. lost 50% of its auto industry to China, Mexico, Canada, and other countries.

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