Trump threatens ‘tax’ on countries that exploit US trade
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Trump mentioned the plan during a
Trump has floated the idea of a reciprocal tax in the past, promising to slap it on countries, including allies, that take advantage of
The president also addressed ongoing negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement and complained that
"We cannot continue to be taken advantage of by other countries," Trump said. "We cannot continue to let people come into our country and rob us blind, and charge us tremendous tariffs and taxes, and we charge them nothing. We cannot allow that to happen. We cannot allow it to happen."
He also complained about the
"They understand where I'm coming from," Trump said, adding that he's talked with all of those country and "they understand it."
"It's a little tough for them, because they've gotten away with murder for 25 years," he said. "But we're going to be changing policy."
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