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Karoline Leavitt: “The president is effectively utilizing tariffs to bring in…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Oct. 1, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 30:24

Well, look, this is a creative solution by the president of the United States to tackle our nation's crippling debt crisis. As I said earlier, we are $37 trillion trillion with a T in debt, and not only is The president is effectively utilizing tariffs to bring in massive amounts of revenue. and there's billions of dollars coming in every month. I know you know that even because you cover it on CNBC quite well. (30:24–30:38)

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Asserts that the president is using tariffs to generate significant revenue.

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