And once that baseline is reset, then you can enter into bilateral negotiations with individual countries about changes that can be made to our trade or bilateral trade. So that is fair for both sides. That's his goal. In his first administration, the president did tariffs as well. What he was disturbed by, in hindsight is the fact that they included a bunch of exemptions that basically made them meaningless. And so what he wants to get back to is basically fairness and trade. (15:25–15:29)
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