What was your reaction to the President saying he wanted to charge a 20% toll on cargo? Yeah, but I think what the President was implying, what the President was saying basically is that The United States is taking on the burden of protecting global shipping. Virtually none of those vessels are flagged US almost none of those vessels are delivering cargo or fuel to the United States. (08:13–08:18)
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Asserts that the U.S. is responsible for protecting global shipping.
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