Warren Buffett Criticizes Trump’s Tariffs: ‘Trade Can Be an Act of War’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Than anything ░░░░░░░░ think than we re ░░░░░░░░ about now And there ░░░░░░░░ no question that trade ░░░░░░░░ can be an act ░░░░░░░░ war And I think ░░░░░░░░ s led to bad ░░░░░░░░ Just the attitudes it ░░░░░░░░ brought out In the ░░░░░░░░ States I mean we ░░░░░░░░ be looking to trade ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ and we should do ░░░░░░░░ we do best and ░░░░░░░░ should do what they ░░░░░░░░ best And I don ░░░░░░░░ think it That s ░░░░░░░░ s what we did ░░░░░░░░ I mean we were ░░░░░░░░ at producing tobacco and ░░░░░░░░ 250 years ago And ░░░░░░░░ traded it and we ░░░░░░░░ a prosperous world with ░░░░░░░░ countries with nuclear weapons ░░░░░░░░ a few that are ░░░░░░░░ I would call quite ░░░░░░░░ I do not think ░░░░░░░░ s a great idea ░░░░░░░░ try and design a ░░░░░░░░ where a few countries ░░░░░░░░ ha ha ha we ░░░░░░░░ won and other countries ░░░░░░░░ envious So So my ░░░░░░░░ certificate idea which went ░░░░░░░░ place I think we ░░░░░░░░ extra copies of probably ░░░░░░░░ a great demand for ░░░░░░░░ copies If anybody did ░░░░░░░░ if you d like ░░░░░░░░ write the office I ░░░░░░░░ we could We could ░░░░░░░░ send you a copy ░░░░░░░░ it But the main ░░░░░░░░ to do is not ░░░░░░░░ trade should not be ░░░░░░░░ weapon And the United ░░░░░░░░ the United States we ░░░░░░░░ won I mean we ░░░░░░░░ become an incredibly important ░░░░░░░░ starting from nothing 250 ░░░░░░░░ ago There s nothing ░░░░░░░░ like it And it ░░░░░░░░ a big mistake in ░░░░░░░░ view when you have ░░░░░░░░ 5 billion people that ░░░░░░░░ t like you very ░░░░░░░░ and you ve got ░░░░░░░░ million that are crowing ░░░░░░░░ some way about how ░░░░░░░░ they ve done and ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ right and I don ░░░░░░░░ think it s wise ░░░░░░░░ do think that the ░░░░░░░░ the more the more ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ becomes It won t ░░░░░░░░ at our expense The ░░░░░░░░ prosperous will become and ░░░░░░░░ safer will feel and your