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Ted Cruz: “It's clear in the next four years, we will see more tariffs…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator Ted Cruz on Trump, Elon Musk, DOGE, and tariffs.

Published | Video Starts at 17:10

He describes how we've all heard him say he thinks tariff is the most beautiful word in the English language. I can tell you, Brian, what I've urged the President more broadly on tariffs and trade policy. It's clear in the next four years, we will see more tariffs than we had the previous four years. What I've urged him is two things. Number one, focus on China. I have said for a long time that China poses the greatest geopolitical risk to the United States over the next hundred years. (17:10–17:16)

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Predicts an increase in tariffs over the next four years compared to the previous four years.

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