Karoline Leavitt Calls On Countries To Bring The White House Their 'Best Offer’ To Negotiate On Tariffs

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During Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed the economic response to President Trump's tariff rollout.

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00:00On another matter, the historic Liberation Day announcement last week by President Trump

00:05made it very clear that the era of American economic surrender is over.

00:12President Trump is no longer going to allow American workers and companies to be ripped

00:17off at the hands of foolish trade practices that shipped away millions of high-paying

00:21jobs in hollowed out communities across the country.

00:25It's America first all the way.

00:28And despite fear-mongering by the media, the world is clearly responding to President

00:32Trump's approach.

00:34Just yesterday, President Trump held a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

00:38Netanyahu here at the White House.

00:40The Prime Minister pledged to immediately eliminate America's trade deficit with Israel and remove

00:45their trade barriers.

00:47Israel's proactive approach should serve as a model for the rest of the world.

00:52Also yesterday, the President spoke with Japan's Prime Minister, who wants to negotiate as well.

00:57The President also spoke to the acting President of South Korea this morning.

01:01He has tasked Secretary Besant and U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer to lead these talks.

01:07In total, since the Liberation Day announcement, nearly 70 countries have already reached out

01:12to the President to begin a negotiation.

01:15Countries are falling over themselves to reform their unfair trade practices and free-open their

01:19markets to our country.

01:22Why?

01:23Because these countries greatly respect President Trump in the sheer power of the American market.

01:29These countries realize they've gotten filthy rich over the past few decades by imposing

01:33substantial tariffs on American-made products and ridiculous non-monetary barriers to block

01:39out American industry.

01:41The jig is up.

01:42Past American presidents sat by and let this happen.

01:45But President Trump stood up for our country, and he is saying no more.

01:49The President's message has been simple and consistent from the beginning.

01:53To countries around the world, bring us your best offers, and he will listen.

01:58Deals will only be made if they benefit American workers and address our nation's crippling trade

02:03deficits.

02:05America does not need other countries as much as other countries need us.

02:08And President Trump knows this.

02:10He's going to use the leverage of our markets and our country to the advantage of the people

02:14he was sworn in to represent.

Karoline Leavitt Calls On Countries To Bring The White House Their 'Best Offer’ To Negotiate On Tariffs

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