Senator Johnson, how does that square with any of the things that he was asking about? What, you know, former President Trump, you're asking about the economy. Well, no, but I would. But I would. President Trump does want a world free of tariffs, but that's not the world we're in. In his previous administration, he used tariffs to try and get people to comply with things. For example, one of the reasons he was able to secure the border was he threatened tariffs against Mexico. (04:49–04:55)
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Asserts that Trump desires a world without tariffs, though current conditions do not allow for it.
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