Trump: Harley-Davidson an ‘American Bike,’ ‘They Shouldn’t Play Cute’

‘The people that are buying Harley-Davidson, they don’t want it built in another country’

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BARTIROMO: "Welcome back. More now with my interview with President Trump. The president turning his attention to Harley-Davidson while talking about tariffs he also spoke about the role immigration will play in the up coming midterm elections and how some Democrats in their call to abolish I.C.E. Could ultimately be a downfall." 
BARTIROMO: "I saw you in Wisconsin yesterday, and you called out Harley-Davidson and you have been calling out —"
TRUMP: "I don’t like that they are leaving. They are not leaving —"
BARTIROMO: "They are saying we’re going to send production overseas because we can’t deal with the retaliatory tariffs out of Europe that’s because of our tariffs. Should you be calling out specific companies? You are the president."
TRUMP: "Yes I should. I devoted a lot of time to Harley-Davidson. I treated them good. Everybody who bought a Harley-Davidson voted for trump. They called bikers for trump. They are very unhappy about it. They are very unhappy. Now, we just proposed this a few days ago. They made this deal at the beginning of the year, long before they ever heard of the word tariff. They made this deal at the beginning of the year. And I don’t think they should do it. I think that Harley is an American bike. It is an American motorcycle. And they should build them in this country. They shouldn’t play cute. And I had them for lunch six months ago." 
BARTIROMO: "I remember."
TRUMP: "They were telling me in India they charge 100%."
BARTIROMO: "You said that."
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TRUMP: "I think I taught them more about tariffs than I could ever learn. Let me ask you a question, how much you pay in India? 100%. I got them to reduce the tariffs in India because they used that as an example. All of a sudden Harley leaves. Everyone else is coming in. They are one of the few. Everyone else is coming in. I have a feeling that maybe Harley — I think they are going to take a big hit. I think it is a great American product, and our people have more pride than they used to have. I really believe that Harley’s going to take — the people that are buying Harley-Davidson, they don’t want it built in another country."
BARTIROMO: "That’s true."
TRUMP: "I know those people. They are my voters." 
BARTIROMO: "They have pride that their bike is built in America. No doubt about it."
TRUMP: "Those are my voters they don’t want Harley-Davidson getting cute to make $2 more."

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