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Mark Warner: “President Trump slaps that 50% tariff on Brazil.”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 04:01

It has to do with the fact that President Trump is pissed off at the Brazilian government because they have gone after former President Bolsonaro, who's a great Trump buddy. But the truth is, when President Trump slaps that 50% tariff on Brazil. who really pays well, at the end of the day, it's you as American consumers that buy those Brazilian products. (04:01–04:06)

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Asserts that Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Brazil.

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