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Every president has specific things they like to focus on. And I worked for two, I know this, certain issues or beliefs or campaign slogans that they will go back to over and over again. But there's only one president that I know who has taken such a liking to one particular word, a single noun from the English language, which he seems to prize above all else. It's called tariffs.
I said my favorite word in the whole dictionary is I said, tariff is my favorite word in the whole dictionary. I said, my favorite word of every word is tariff. I've loved it for 40 years. My favorite word in the English dictionary is the word Tariff one of my favorite words is the word tariff. My favorite word is the word tariff my favorite word Tariffs I said tariff my favorite word is DONALD TRUMP LOVES TARRIFFS. IT'S LIKE HE'S GRUNTING IT OUT. IT'S HIS FAVORITE WORD, THAT'S CLEAR. NOBODY LOVES TRUMP LOVES TARIFFS, IT SEEMS MORE THAN DONALD TRUMP LOVES LOVES TARIFFS. IT'S WHY AGAINST ALL REASON TRUMP BLANKETED THE WORLD TRUMP AND A BUNCH OF GOVERNORS AND HANDED HIM A NOTE SAYING THAT THE SUPREME COURT HAD STRUCK DOWN ON THE VAST MAJORITY OF HIS TARIFFS, TRUMP WENT BALLISTIC. I MEAN, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT MEETING, TRUMP HELD A HASTILY ASSEMBLE PRESS CONFERENCE TO MOURN HIS PRECIOUS TARIFFS. I MEAN, AGAIN, IT'S LIKE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GOT TO WATCH HIM EXPERIENCE BASICALLY ALL FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF LIVE ON TELEVISION.
I MEAN, THERE WAS STAGE ONE. denial. I have the right to do tariffs, and I've always had the right to do tariffs. The Supreme Court's decision today made a president's ability to both regulate trade and impose tariffs more powerful, I don't think the court meant that. I don't think the court meant it. I don't think they meant that. I'm sure they didn't. They didn't mean it. Lots of denial.
Now, of course, there was also stage two, anger they're against anything that makes America strong healthy and great again they also are a frankly disgrace to our nation those justices they're just being fools and lapdogs for the rhinos and the radical left democrats.
There was stage three the form of bargaining a one to be very well-behaved, because I understand the court. I understand how they are very easily swayed. I want to be a good boy. I want to be a good GOOD BOY, OKAY.
THERE WAS STAGE FOUR WHICH IS DEPRESSION. THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING TARRIFFS IS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING AND I'M ASHAMED OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE COURT, ABSOLUTELY ASHAMED.
And then eventually there was stage 5, some form of acceptance. It's ridiculous, but it's OK, because we have other ways, numerous other ways. Now I'm going to go in a different direction, probably the The direction that I should have gone the first time, now I'll go the way I could have gone originally. And because it was Donald Trump, there was, of course, also a sixth stage of SOMETIMES, HE SAID WHATEVER ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED THING POPPED INTO HIS HEAD AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT TO DO TO THEM BUT I CAN'T I CAN'T CHARGE ANY MONEY, SO I'M ALLOWED TO DESTROY THE COUNTRY BUT I CAN'T CHARGE THEM A LITTLE FEA AND I DON'T LIKE THEM. I THINK THEY'RE REAL SLIME BALLS. I READ THE PARAGRAPHES. I READ VERY WELL. GREAT COMPREHENSION. HE SAID, SIR, I WANT TO KISS YOU SO BADLY. THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL MAN. I DON'T WANT TO BE KISSED BY THAT MAN. 30 YEARS LONGER THEY MADE CHIP, CHIP, CHIP, CHIP.
Today, everyone. I mean, it's very clear Donald Trump is going through some things right now. It's the only way to explain it. He desperately obviously did not want to give up his tariffs, and there's a reason for that. For the past 40 years, long before he ever ran for president, Donald Trump has been obsessed with the idea of levying tariffs on other countries, talking about it in interview after interview. And it's never been based on any sort of economic theory. It's always been about one HE IS ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY, POWER.
Because Trump believes tariffs give him power over other countries. He doesn't care if that power comes at the expense of regular Americans who end up paying the tariffs. He's okay with that pain as long as it gives him power over other world leaders. As long as he gets to feel big and tough and powerful. Just listen to the way he talked about using tariffs against the nation of Switzerland. You know, I had an incident with a very nice country, Switzerland. 30 % tariff, which is very low. Still, we were having a big deficit, but it was half the deficit. Then I got an emergency call from, I believe, the prime minister of Switzerland, and she was very aggressive, but nice, but very aggressive. Sir, we are a small country. We can't do this. We can't do this. I couldn't get her off the phone. We are a small country. I said, you may be a small country, but we have a 42 billion dollar deficit with you. No, no, we are a small country again and again and again. I couldn't get her off the phone. So it was a 30%. And I didn't really like the way she talked to us. And so I said of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%.
Okay. First off, when Trump says the prime minister of Switzerland, he's probably referring to the former president of Switzerland, Karen Keller Sutter, who you can see right BUT THE POINT HERE IS THAT TRUMP CLAIMS HE RAISED TARRIFFS ON SWITZERLAND BY 9 % SIMPLY BECAUSE HE DID NOT LIKE THE PRESIDENT'S TONE. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT WOULD BE REGULAR AMERICANS AND SWISS CITIZENS WHO WOULD SUFFER AS AS A RESULT OF THOSE TARIFFS. ALL THAT MATTERED WAS TRUMP'S EGO. AND EVEN THIS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY SUPREME COURT COULD NOT DENY THAT THERE IS NO RATIONALE OR CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS FOR LETTING A PRESIDENT CREATE THAT KIND OF PAIN FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL VANITY.
I MEAN, TRUMP REPEATEDLY CLAIMED THAT HIS TARIFF POLICY WAS ABOUT HELPING AMERICAN WORKERS. AT ONE POINT, HE EVEN PROMISED TO SEND EVERY AMERICAN A REBATE CHECK FROM ALL THE MONEY THE U .S. WAS TAKING IN FROM THE TARIFFS. BUT THIS WAS NEVER ACTUALLY ABOUT HELPING REGULAR PEOPLE TO STATE THE OBVIOUS, WHICH IS WHY EVEN AFTER THE SUBREME COURT DECLARED THESE TARIFFS ILLEGAL AND PAVED THE WAY FOR REPAYING THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HURT BY THEM, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUDDENLY HAS NO INTEREST IN HELPING REGULAR PEOPLE. I MEAN, HERE WAS TRUMP'S VERY IN-TOUCH TREASURY SECRETARY ON THAT PARTICULAR SUBJECT JUST TODAY. IT'S GOING TO BE A FOOD FIGHT GOING AFTER $175 BILLION THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WON'T SEE I GOT A FEELING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WON'T SEE IT. I MEAN, HE SOUNDED ALMOST GLEEFUL TRUMP DOESN'T WANT TO HELP PEOPLE WITH HIS TARIFFS, NEITHER DOES ANYBODY WHO WORKS FOR HIM. HE WANTS POWER, HE WANTS TO ACT LIKE A KING WHICH IS WHY TONIGHT HE SIGNED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT WILL IMPOSE NEW 10 % tariff on all countries under a different statute.
Now, those new tariffs are also likely to be challenged and the statute he's using only allows those tariffs to be in place for 150 days before Congress would have to make them permanent. And for those of you who I THINK YOU DON'T HAVE CALCULATORS IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW. 150 DAYS FROM NOW IS AUGUST, WHICH IS RIGHT BEFORE THE MIDTERM ELECTION. SO THERE'S THAT. BUT THE POINT HERE IS THAT HE REFUSES TO ADMIT HE DOES NOT HAVE THIS POWER.
TRUMP'S TARRIFF POLICY EMBODIES EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION. THE THIRST FOR POWER, THE WILLINGNESS TO IGNORE THE CONSTITUTION, THE chaotic implementation and lack of regard for any consequences. It's the policy of a petty tyrant prone to tantrums, but today's ruling showed that the tyrant isn't as powerful as he thinks he is. And the real pushback against Trump's tariffs is just getting started.