Sununu: Trump’s Using Tariffs to Get Us Back to Free Trade with China and the EU

‘I think in the long run the president is a free trader but he does understand over the years we have drifted into this horrible position’

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TRUMP: "The European Union last year made if you look at a trade surplus -- which I think is a very important thing, $151 billion. ... I love these countries; Germany, Scotland, you know, you have Scotland. they are still in there right? They are hanging in there, we'll see what happens after Brexit -- but -- but they treat us very badly, they treat us very unfairly.".
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SMITH: "You know, this was his response to Maria, pushing him on wouldn’t it be better to get the support of our allies to go up against China in this? Do you see this as a winning message for the president?"
SUNUNU: "Look, I think in the long run the president is a free trader but he does understand over the years we have drifted into this horrible position. He is using a tactic that might be different than -- than some of us would use, but it is a tactic to get this process back to a free trade structure, both with China and the EU. We may not like this transition and the policies involved in the transition, but I think the target is to get to a free trade policy in the long run, and that’s what I think we ought to be keeping our eye on."

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