President Trump held an impromptu press conference Sunday night on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews as he returned to the White House from Palm Beach, Florida, and he discussed numerous subjects like the newly announced tariffs against Canada and Mexico. One area that stood out was when he lambasted the United Kingdom and the European Union for their unfair trade practices.
They stack the deck, he charged:
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Asked about his relationship with the United Kingdom, Trump said he felt he could make a deal:
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Regarding the tariffs he’s already announced and any he may be considering, the president said it’s worth the temporary hit b because we’re getting ripped off:
We may have short term a little pain and people understand that, but long term, the United States has been ripped off by virtually every country in the world. We have deficits with almost every country—not every country, but almost—and we’re gonna change it. It’s been unfair. That’s why we owe $36 trillion. We have deficits with everybody, we help everybody, we’ve been helping everybody for years.
And to be honest, I don’t think they appreciate it.
So we’re gonna change that, we’re gonna change it fast—we’re gonna make America great again. […]
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