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During a contentious CNN interview with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) on a variety of issues, including his run for Florida's governor, news broke that President Donald Trump would be reversing course again, and suspending "most new tariffs on Mexico."
"I want to ask you about this breaking news just coming in to CNN that Trump just announced that Mexico will not be required to pay tariffs on any products that fall under the USMCA agreement," anchor Pamela Brown began. "He did this, quote, 'Out of respect for the Mexican president.' Was Trump's back-and-forth tariff decision the right call, especially given the volatility of markets?"
Donalds answered, "Well, look, I'm going to repeat myself a little bit here. It is important that we stabilize not just our economic relationships around the globe, but also the fact that we got to secure our border and we got to stop the flow of fentanyl. Give Donald Trump the opportunity to actually negotiate with the Mexican president and with Canada and with China. You got to give him that opportunity, because when prices were rising in the United States, I didn't hear CNN talking about that much. As a matter of fact, you ignored most of it while it was hurting the American people."
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"Well, we did," Brown countered.
Donalds continued, "So, let the president negotiate on tariff policy. That is what he's doing, and it's going to work out to the better."
"We did cover, we did cover that," Brown repeated.
"You didn't cover it the way it needed to be covered. Let's just be perfectly honest," Donalds shot back.
"OK, well, that's a matter of opinion."
Donalds carried on, "You let the last administration get away with it but the American people suffered as a result."
"That is your opinion, but we did," Brown maintained.
"Oh, no, that's not my opinion. That's a fact."
"OK, no it's not a fact," Brown concluded before moving on.
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