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J. D. Vance: “Donald Trump is the President of the United States because…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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J.D. Vance Discusses Trade, Reshoring, and Economic Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 04:25

It got a lot worse over the course of the 90s and 2000s, and that has got to change. And I think that's fundamentally why Donald Trump is the President of the United States because he was the first mainstream American politician to come along and say, this isn't working. These trade deals are not working for the normal people who power our economy. Our policies have not been productive either in the economic, national security, or diplomatic space. (04:25–04:36)

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Asserts that Donald Trump became President because he addressed issues with trade deals not working for normal people.

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