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Donald Trump: “We're putting tariffs on furniture where you'll be able to…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Small Business Summit

Published | Video Starts at 43:52

I'd say I'd like to make the handle a little bit slimmer. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. It's like. It was like magic. And we lost that whole thing. You can see it's coming back because We're putting tariffs on furniture where you'll be able to more than compete. We're going to. We have to protect our businesses. Same thing with you and the utensil business. Your stuff is so beautiful. But it's very tough when you're competing against something that is cheap. (43:52–43:57)

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Asserts that tariffs on furniture will enable U.S. businesses to compete effectively.

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