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Peter Navarro: “The President put tariffs on Brazil because of actions they…”

Featuring: Peter Navarro, Republican | Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, Trump Administration | National

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DOJ announces antitrust probe of major meatpackers over beef prices

Published | Video Starts at 16:46

And that's not only the problem we have here, it's that half of the four are Brazilian. Half of the four are Brazilian. And in my tariff world, I remember vividly just recently when The President put tariffs on Brazil because of actions they were taking which were harmful to the American people. What happened? The beef lobby, represented by the Brazilians, quietly threatened the White House. And we saw beef that should otherwise be on the counters sold in American grocery stores going where? (16:46–16:57)

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Claims that tariffs were placed on Brazil due to harmful actions towards Americans.

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