Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Karoline Leavitt was asked about President Trump's impending tariff decisions.
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00:00Is there anything these countries can do at this point to stave off these tariffs?
00:05And has the president decided on the scale and scope of these tariffs?
00:08Well, I think, first of all, unfortunately, these countries have been ripping off our
00:12country for far too long.
00:13And they've made, I think, their disdain for the American worker quite clear.
00:17If you look at the unfair trade practices that we have, 50 percent from the European
00:20Union on American dairy.
00:22You have a 700 percent tariff from Japan on American rice.
00:27You have a 100 percent tariff from India on American agricultural products.
00:31You have nearly a 300 percent tariff from Canada on American butter and American cheese.
00:37This makes it virtually impossible for American products to be imported into these markets.
00:43And it has put a lot of Americans out of business and out of work over the past several decades.
00:47So it's time for reciprocity.
00:49And it's time for a president to take historic change to do what's right for the American
00:53people.
00:54And that's going to take place on Wednesday.