He actually said those tariffs won't start for two years, but they're intended to spur manufacturing of generic drugs here in the United States. First, to review the bidding. Most of our generic drugs are not produced in the United States. They're produced overseas. What the President is proposing is to put a tariff on those generics so that they will be more expensive. (02:05–02:11)
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