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Mike Rounds: “The President's a businessman, a successful businessman.”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Interview with Senator Mike Rounds on Trump Nominations, Tariffs, and Ukraine Peace Talks

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

One of the other things Donald Trump did this week, that was the threat to impose steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China. Do you think he's going to go through with these, with these threats, or is this a negotiating tactic? The President's a businessman, a successful businessman. and once again, he has not imposed them. He doesn't have the authority yet to impose them, but he is putting them out in front. (03:42–03:46)

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