Trump Touts Success of Tariffs: ‘Our Country Is Doing Very, Very Well’

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TRUMP: "I will add 232, having to do with aluminum and steel tariffs, 30% in one case, 25% and 10%, that it’s got us to the bargaining table with many nations. In other cases, they are paying. It’s billions of dollars coming into the coffers of the United States. So they have been actually very important. If you look at what we did with solar panels where we put 30% tariffs on, we have 32 companies open with pretty new plans because it’s a relatively new industry. Of the 30 do plans, 30 were closed and two were not doing well. Since putting the tariffs on, the two are doing very well. Seven or eight are going to be opening and a lot more will open. Same thing with washing machines. We were having washing machines dumped all over the country. We put tariffs on, and we are now opening up and expanding companies that create and make, which is actually a very big business. Washing machines and dryers. So the workers of our country know what’s happening. We have companies moving up from Mexico. Automobile companies. And they are building new plants in Michigan and Ohio and Ohio and Kentucky. A lot of things are happening. Our country is doing very, very well. It’s going to continue. It’s going to continue. A lot of great momentum. If you look at any chart, the enthusiasm for business in our country is at an all-time high. And unemployment for African-American workers, Hispanic workers, unemployment is at an all-time low in history. In the history of our country. It’s at the lowest point. If you look at on employment for women, it’s an 18 year low. So we are very proud of our achievements and starting now, as you see over the last two weeks, the tax cuts are kicking in. And it’s a beatable thing to see. People are spending money where they didn’t have the money to spend previously. So we are very happy with that. Shinzo, please"