Trump Says Tariffs Can Be a ‘Very Positive Thing,’ Cites Washing Machines

EXCERPT:

TRUMP: "Solar panels, we put tariffs on solar panels, 30 percent that were all being made in China, 32 different factories. Now they're starting to open again, plants, new plants because solar is pretty new technology. We have 32, two that were open. Everywhere else was closed because of what happened and what came in from other places, in particular China. And now we have seven that are opening and many more considered and the two that were dying, that were going to close, they are thriving right now. Washing machines, they were being dumped all over the country, not good ones, by the way. Once it didn’t work really well. And now, they are opening up washing machines. We put a 30 percent tariff on. So tariffs could be a very positive thing."