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Karoline Leavitt: “The president is focused on bringing in massive revenue in…”

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

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Karoline Leavitt Discusses North Carolina Spending Bill and Federal Funding Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 08:14

We just sent a rescissions package to Capitol Hill that means clawing back some of the wasteful spending of the previous administration. And in addition to that, again, The president is focused on bringing in massive revenue in our country through the form of tariffs which will result in billions and billions of dollars to help pay down our debt. The president ultimately is a businessman. He understands he wants to run this country like a business, unlike so many politicians and presidents from both sides of the aisle in the past. (08:14–08:23)

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Asserts that the President is using tariffs to generate significant revenue to reduce national debt.

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