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John Thune: “Their economy has struggles and I think they will pay much…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Joins The Brian Kilmeade Show

Published | Video Starts at 12:19

You know, we think we're in this country, we're kind of day traders relative to the way they do the world. Everything for them is a long term strategic. But I do think that Their economy has struggles and I think they will pay much more, far greater economic price from a trade war with the US. So we do have a lot of leverage and the administration needs to use it in the right way. (12:19–12:28)

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Asserts that China's economy is struggling and will suffer more from a trade war with the US.

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