Ted Cruz: “President Trump believes in tariffs. He wants more tariffs.”

“Now, I would draw a distinction between those tariff threats and the tariffs that President Trump signed into effect with regard to China. Listen, it's clear. President Trump believes in tariffs. He wants more tariffs. I think at the end of four years, we are going to see higher U.S. tariffs than we have now.” (09:07–09:11)

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