I don't mind increasing revenue by growing the economy. That's the good way. I don't want to do it by increasing taxes. And Tariffs are a tax. Somebody's going to pay them, either the foreign country, the foreign company, or American consumers. Somebody pays that. I don't want to. I don't want to fund big government. I think Trump was primarily elected to defeat the deep state. (10:59–11:07)
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