Karoline Leavitt Outlines How Companies Can Avoid Facing Trump’s Tariffs: They Can ‘Invest Here’

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During Tuesday’s White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answered questions about President Trump's reciprocal tariffs that will go into effect April 2nd.

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00:00Today is Mark Halperin, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Two Way, a new live video

00:05platform that builds communities around interactive conversations with leaders and content creators

00:10from every subject area.

00:12Mark and his colleagues welcome all voices into discussions that are spirited but respectful.

00:17They have over 37.5 million video views, over 3.6 million watch time hours since the platform

00:24began just last year.

00:26This is new media in its truest sense, allowing the people to ask questions, make comments,

00:31and be an active part of engagement on the most important issues facing the country and

00:36our world.

00:37With that, Mark, please kick us off and welcome to the briefing room.

00:39Thank you, Caroline.

00:40I appreciate it.

00:41I would ask a question about tariffs and then one from our – one of the members of our

00:44community.

00:45Sure.

00:46About education.

00:47It's perceived by some that companies or countries, if they change their policies either

00:51before tomorrow or after tomorrow, can have the President alter what he's planning for

00:55that country or that sector.

00:57Is that a possibility?

00:58And if so, what factors does the President consider in making those changes?

01:01Well, the ultimate change for these companies and these countries, Mark, will happen when

01:05they decide to do business in the United States of America.

01:08And as I just laid out, they will face no tariffs at all if these companies choose to

01:12invest here in the United States and to move their production and their manufacturing here

01:17to the United States as well.

01:19As for tomorrow, the President will be addressing the decades of unfair trade practices that

01:23have ripped our country off and American workers off.

01:26It has hollowed out our middle class, it has destroyed our heartland, and the President

01:30is focused on reshifting our global economy to ensure that America is once again the manufacturing

01:35superpower of the world.

01:36So if they do something today or later in the week that's a pledge for future activity,

01:40would that be good enough potentially to alter the policy?

01:43Again, the President has been looking at the very unfair trade practices of the past.

01:48Certainly, the President is always up to take a phone call, always up for a good negotiation,

01:53but he is very much focused on fixing the wrongs of the past and ensuring that American

01:57workers have a fair shake.

01:58So if someone calls after tomorrow and says, hey, I'm ready to make a change, he'd be open

02:02to that?

02:03The President is always open to taking calls.

Karoline Leavitt Outlines How Companies Can Avoid Facing Trump’s Tariffs: They Can ‘Invest Here’

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