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Ted Cruz: “We have seen our trading partners beating a path to…”

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

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Gerard Baker in Conversation with Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 21:57

What Trump has convinced me is the threat of tariffs are one of, if not the single most potent tool that a president has. And what I've seen that is remarkable is in the last year, We have seen our trading partners beating a path to Washington and saying we're will slash our tariffs. we'll open our markets in a way we've never seen. And so what I've urged the president, I talk to the president often, every week, sometimes every day. (21:57–22:03)

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