Trump on Agreement with the EU: ‘We Just Opened Up Europe for You Farmers’

Trump And yesterday you ░░░░░░░░ we ve been working ░░░░░░░░ the trade deals which ░░░░░░░░ the worst ever made ░░░░░░░░ any country in history ░░░░░░░░ don t have one ░░░░░░░░ deal that s good ░░░░░░░░ NAFTA which is a ░░░░░░░░ deal and getting close ░░░░░░░░ that but we re ░░░░░░░░ it good Dealing with ░░░░░░░░ markets The Canadians you ░░░░░░░░ a totally closed market ░░░░░░░░ they have a 375 ░░░░░░░░ tax on dairy products ░░░░░░░░ than that it s ░░░░░░░░ to deal and we ░░░░░░░░ a very big deficit ░░░░░░░░ Canada trade deficit although ░░░░░░░░ don t like to ░░░░░░░░ that but on one ░░░░░░░░ their pieces of paper ░░░░░░░░ give out with the ░░░░░░░░ flag I love Canada ░░░░░░░░ the way and I ░░░░░░░░ to tell you I ░░░░░░░░ Canada but they have ░░░░░░░░ Canadian flag very official ░░░░░░░░ says 97 8 billion ░░░░░░░░ that the United States ░░░░░░░░ or they put it ░░░░░░░░ as a surplus to ░░░░░░░░ And I said well ░░░░░░░░ we re doing so ░░░░░░░░ with Canada how come ░░░░░░░░ s 98 7 billion ░░░░░░░░ That s a lot ░░░░░░░░ money And so we ░░░░░░░░ opening things up But ░░░░░░░░ biggest one of all ░░░░░░░░ yesterday other than China ░░░░░░░░ The E U the ░░░░░░░░ A thing called Europe ░░░░░░░░ And the relationship with ░░░░░░░░ Claude who s the ░░░░░░░░ actually a very very ░░░░░░░░ guy very tough guy ░░░░░░░░ a good man and ░░░░░░░░ s done an incredible ░░░░░░░░ pulling all the countries ░░░░░░░░ but we just opened ░░░░░░░░ Europe for you farmers ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ too angry with Trump ░░░░░░░░ can tell you because ░░░░░░░░ were essentially wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ say Kim they were ░░░░░░░░ from dealing you had ░░░░░░░░ that really made it ░░░░░░░░ for farm products to ░░░░░░░░ in And I said ░░░░░░░░ him do me a ░░░░░░░░ will you just because ░░░░░░░░ is doing a little ░░░░░░░░ they want to attack ░░░░░░░░ farm belt because they ░░░░░░░░ the farmers love me ░░░░░░░░ voted for me we ░░░░░░░░ every one of the ░░░░░░░░ and you look outside ░░░░░░░░ the country a little ░░░░░░░░ on the outer edges ░░░░░░░░ the country we won ░░░░░░░░ everything so they figured ░░░░░░░░ we ll do is ░░░░░░░░ them and I see ░░░░░░░░ and I said they ░░░░░░░░ not going to win ░░░░░░░░ so you understand We ░░░░░░░░ all the cards we ░░░░░░░░ going to win But ░░░░░░░░ s not nice what ░░░░░░░░ re doing But I ░░░░░░░░ to the Europeans I ░░░░░░░░ do me a favor ░░░░░░░░ you go out to ░░░░░░░░ farms in Iowa and ░░░░░░░░ different places in the ░░░░░░░░ where you buy a ░░░░░░░░ of soybeans right now ░░░░░░░░ soybean thing is going ░░░░░░░░ be opened up no ░░░░░░░░ no nothing free trade ░░░░░░░░ see that s called ░░░░░░░░ trade When you have ░░░░░░░░ country charging you 50 ░░░░░░░░ tariffs and we charge ░░░░░░░░ nothing and then I ░░░░░░░░ it to 50 percent ░░░░░░░░ then we have politicians ░░░░░░░░ Washington say we are ░░░░░░░░ free trade No no ░░░░░░░░ stopped it when they ░░░░░░░░ on the 50 percent ░░░░░░░░ mean we have countries ░░░░░░░░ are charging us 200 ░░░░░░░░ 250 percent 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ them because I get ░░░░░░░░ well with the head ░░░░░░░░ but they know who ░░░░░░░░ are and they changing ░░░░░░░░ ways but basically we ░░░░░░░░ up Europe and that ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ thing for Europe and ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ thing for us and ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ really great thing for ░░░░░░░░ farmers because you have ░░░░░░░░ gotten yourself one big ░░░░░░░░ that really essentially wouldn ░░░░░░░░ you say Kim never ░░░░░░░░ because you just had ░░░░░░░░ problem So we did ░░░░░░░░ yesterday afternoon We signed ░░░░░░░░ letter of intent or ░░░░░░░░ to a letter of ░░░░░░░░ and we re starting ░░░░░░░░ documents but the relationship ░░░░░░░░ very very good So ░░░░░░░░ re very happy and ░░░░░░░░ the employers are hiring ░░░░░░░░ recruiting and they re ░░░░░░░░ wages in our country ░░░░░░░░ you know what s ░░░░░░░░ We have so many ░░░░░░░░ now coming in but ░░░░░░░░ re raising wages the ░░░░░░░░ time that s happened ░░░░░░░░ 19 years where wages ░░░░░░░░ going up A couple ░░░░░░░░ people they own the ░░░░░░░░ farms you probably don ░░░░░░░░ hear that but you ░░░░░░░░ doing OK So you ░░░░░░░░ doing OK But it ░░░░░░░░ the first time that ░░░░░░░░ happened in a long ░░░░░░░░ And we re just ░░░░░░░░ really really well as ░░░░░░░░ country and there s ░░░░░░░░ place doing better than ░░░░░░░░ I mean no place ░░░░░░░░ better leadership There s ░░░░░░░░ place with more advanced ░░░░░░░░ Applause)