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Donald Trump: “We're taking in trillions, not billions. Trillions and…”

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

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President Trump Signs an Executive Order, Aug. 5, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 30:55

We want smart people in government. Our country is doing great. I think we are doing probably maybe in many ways better than we've ever done before. You know, We're taking in trillions, not billions. Trillions and trillions of dollars from other countries. who for years took advantage of us. They took advantage of the United States like we were children. Children. And that's not happening anymore. (30:55–31:02)

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