Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if automakers raise prices due to tariffs and believes it'll make people buy American [View all]

Source: NBC

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The president said he “couldn’t care less” if foreign automakers raised prices after he announced he would impose 25% tariffs on all foreign-made automobiles.

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When pressed if he told CEOs not to raise prices, as reported in the The Wall Street Journal, Trump added, “No, I never said that. I couldn’t care less if they raise prices, because people are going to start buying American-made cars.”

Trump continued, “I couldn’t care less. I hope they raise their prices, because if they do, people are gonna buy American-made cars. We have plenty.”

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The president also said the tariffs would be permanent.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-couldnt-care-less-automakers-raise-prices-tariffs-rcna198731

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I'll believe the WSJ over Trump any day.

The article also has Trump saying he won't be firing anyone over Signalgate, which he called fake news and a witchhunt.

And he said he's "100%" going to get Greenland. See this post in GD: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220189071


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Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if automakers raise prices due to tariffs and believes it’ll make people buy American-made cars