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Donald Trump: “We've taken in hundreds of hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs.”

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

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And I put tariffs so they can't destroy our companies, our businesses. I told you, I got in such trouble with them. Tariff. I said it's my favorite word in the whole world. You know, We've taken in hundreds of hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs. and kept bad players out because of them. And I say, you know, tariff is my favorite word. And the press just went crazy. What about God? What about your wife? (10:40–10:45)

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Claims that the U.S. has collected hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs.

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