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So stop with the tariffs, it’s the leverage that we need to protect ― ... He needs to stop the tariffs.”
said Pirro, before Tarlov interjected
I’ll test your knowledge on economics, Jesse. Are tariffs a tax on the American consumer?”
Tarlov askedBecause you have enough money to survive it,
said Tarlov of Pirro, again interruptingDid you know that Richard Nixon ... began the pickup truck industry in this country because of a tariff on the Europeans? Did you know that Reagan slapped tariffs on Japan and ended up triggering a semiconductor renaissance in this country,
Watters saidI'm very optimistic about the country, we're going to have the greatest markets we've ever had,
he said
I think our country had to do this, we had to do this,
Trump saidRight now, we're like a chicken that's being plucked at from all over the world, we're not going to let that happen anymore,
he saidWe've been treated very unfairly by Canada, we've been treated very unfairly by Mexico ... the European Union has been horrible,
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I think if we all are becoming a little more nationalistic - and I'm not saying that's a bad thing, you know, it does resonate with me - that it's going to have elevated inflation,
said BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, a Business Roundtable member, at an industry conference on Monday
The tariffs are going to be throwing off a lot of money for this country" and entice companies abroad to build plants in the United States
he saidI don't see it at all,
Trump said on Tuesday regarding a recessionWhat's the end game? What's trying to literally be accomplished with these tariffs? It hasn't been explained to us,
said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota WealthA market that was cruising has been disrupted by the White House,
said Patrick Kaser, portfolio manager at Brandywine GlobalThe administration is saying this is a blip or whatever,
said Byron Callan, managing director at Capital Alpha Partners
Economic uncertainty is a big deal,
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said at a JPMorgan industry conferenceAnd I think it’s insulting that you are trying to test my knowledge of economics and the decisions that this president has made. I now regret giving a question to the Associated Press,
she said, moving on to another reporter
Freedom of speech is a pillar of American democracy and a core value of the American people. The White House has said it supports these principles,
Easton said at the timeI’m curious why he is prioritizing that over tax cuts, ... He is not doing that."
Boak said as Leavitt respondedI’m sorry, have you paid a tariff? Because I have,
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And ultimately, when we have fair and balanced trade, which the American people have not seen in decades, as I said at the beginning, revenues will stay here, wages will go up, and our country will be made wealthy again,
Leavitt said