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“Tariff” said in 78 of 146 transcripts, 707 times.
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Jul 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…Japan. Japan is putting up $550 billion in order to lower their tariffs a little bit. That way, they have a little bit lower tariff…
…which nobody thought was even a possibility. And we get a zero tariff in the free trade. We don't pay tariffs. And they're going to…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…a $550 billion signing bonus—for the country. And we had the tariff at 25 percent. As you know, we had a tariff at 25…
…and profitable and wonderful country, frankly. And we will pay a zero tariff as we do business in Japan. So we're paying zero; they're paying…
…some incredible transactions. But we're going to have a very, very simple tariff for some of the countries. They have so many countries, you can't…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…country. We're strong. We have a lot of money flowing in. The tariffs are kicked in better than anybody, other than me and a few…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…I send out the paper that you're paying 35- or 40-percent tariff, that's a deal. Then they'll call and see if they can make…
…said, "Anybody that's in the BRICS consortium of nations, we're going to tariff you 10 percent." And they had a meeting the following day, and…
…biggest deals in the world. Actually, the deal we're doing now on tariffs is the biggest—when you add it up, the biggest deal ever…
Jul 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…relationship with President Xi of China, but I imposed a 20-percent tariff on China because of the fentanyl. And I call it a penalty…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…that's peanuts compared to what it's—and it's good business practices. The tariffs are coming in by the hundreds of billions of dollars, and they…
…up. And some that don't, they'll just be paying a very substantial tariff, but peanuts compared to what they should be paying. So we have…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…to have to do—we have no choice but to do secondary tariffs. You call it secondary tariffs, which are pretty tough, which we don't…
…did it come from?" It came from management, but it came from tariffs, and it came from, you know, good business skill. And I've always…
…and we did $188 billion in—Scott, just now—$188 billion in tariffs—$188 bi-—and we haven't even started yet. That's only for cars…
Jul 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…this week. What are you talking about? No, they're going to be tariffs. The tariffs are going to be the tariffs. I think we'll have…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…our stock market. We're taking in hundreds of billions of dollars on tariffs with no inflation. And today we just set another record: the highest…
…what, the farmers here are going to do incredibly. Plus, we have tariffs on a lot of this stuff that was coming in and absolutely…
…agreement with Vietnam to open their markets to American exports with zero tariffs. They get zero tariffs. And you're going to be giving them vast…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 4 times
…They've had farmers that are getting, like, 300, 400, 200 percent in tariffs. Nobody has ever seen anything like it. We have cases—you don't…
…making a lot of money. We're taking in billions of dollars in tariffs. We have one—we have $15 trillion dollars of money that wants…
…know, I said I was going to put on a 50-percent tariff. As soon as I said that—I put it out on Truth…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…but some will be disappointed because they're going to have to pay tariffs. And we've taken in already hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs…
…the—call me back. You have to call me back. Check the tariff column." He calls me back 2 hours later. He says: "You're right…
…leaders. And we took in $5.1 trillion just there. Without the tariffs—I mean, they also liked a thing called November 5, November 6…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…about?" "About $80 billion." I said, "Do me a favor, check the tariff line." They called me back an hour later, "Sir, we've taken in…
…maybe more importantly than the billions of dollars we're taking in with tariffs is the fact that we're—we've got hundreds of plants going up…
…at him; I knew exactly what he meant. I said, "You mean tariffs, right?" He said: "That's right. If you ever get rid of those…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…We don't know how to account for it." I said, "Check the tariffs." Eighty-eight billion dollars came in from tariffs, no inflation, and it's…
…don't know where it's coming from, sir." I said, "Check out the tariffs." He calls back about a day later, "Wow, I think you were…
…read, and they're coming here because they don't want to pay the tariffs. They can't pay the tariffs. Doesn't work. So I just want to…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times
…You know, all of these things—we've taken in $88 billion in tariffs in 2 months—$88 billion—with no inflation. And if we're smart…
…announced yesterday they're going to spend about $6 billion on—because of tariffs and maybe because of my election on November 5. But because of…
…Everybody knew that—the autoworkers knew better than anybody how good the tariffs were. And the head of the Auto Brakers —I don't know him…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…it. I took in hundreds of billions of dollars. I put on tariffs on China when I got in—first term— and we took in…
…they saw the billions of dollars that were pouring in, and the tariffs hadn't even started yet, just about. They were on cars. They were…
May 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 20 times
…south. They were all in trouble. He said, "If you could get tariffs, sir, it'd save this company." And I thought about it. I studied…
…you happy, didn't we? We saved the company. We put 25-percent tariffs on your—on your company. So, we had protection. We were protected…
…Oh, inflation. Inflation." We're taking in billions and billions of dollars in tariffs and other things. And we're keeping—our competitive nations, we're keeping them…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…country"? And because I gave the European Union a 50-percent tax—tariff, and they called up and they said: "Please, let's meet right now…
…know, little bit—they want me to hold that number—145-percent tariff. Even I said, "Man, that really got up." You know how it…
…cold turkey with China. We were doing no business because of the tariff, because it was so high, but I knew that. But don't ever…
May 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…any longer. Yes. Well, I think this—— There's no—— There is no tariff, because what they'll do is they'll send their companies into the U.S…
…have. And if they build their plant here, then they have no tariff at all. I'm not looking for a deal. I mean, we've set…
…that product—now, again, when they build their plant here, there's no tariff. So, they're going to be building plants here. But I had an…
May 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…They've been so good. You might also say—you're talking about the tariffs. He has some of the biggest auto plants in the world moving…
…Indiana. Only for one reason—maybe two reasons: November 5 and the tariffs. Okay? But the tariffs have driven tremendous business into this country, but…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…were losing, in trade, $5 billion a day. And now, because of tariffs and other things, we're making $1 billion a day. And the tariffs…
…charge of the biggest deal ever made in history. That's the whole tariffs. We have taken in trillions of dollars—trillions. And we've been hurt…
…inflation, and we're taking in billions—hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs, which we never did before. We got a hot country right now…
May 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Just build your plant inside the United States, and you have no tariffs," and that's exactly what they're doing. And that's what many, many companies…
May 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…but if they do it here, they have to pay a big tariff to send it in. So you know what they're doing? They're building…
May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…before. There's never been anything like it. And we let other people tariff us into losing a lot of money and a lot of jobs…
May 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 21 times
…after productive talks in Geneva. Both sides now agree to reduce the tariffs imposed after April 2 to 10 percent for 90 days as negotiators…
…that—a couple of things. First of all, that doesn't include the tariffs that are already on, that are our tariffs; and it doesn't include…
…United States, and they're already starting to come back now based on tariffs, because they don't want to pay 25-, 50-, or 100-percent tariffs…
May 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…When I was President, they paid hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs and taxes, and then Biden screwed it all up. He—what he…
May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…have a discussion on that separately. And as you know, we're putting tariffs on that particular—film, he said; the moviemakers. And we're going to…
…deficits—that this particular country is going to pay a 25-percent tariff or a 30 percent or a 50 percent or a 10 percent…
…they haven't even spoken to us. They're doing it because of the tariffs. And tariffs have always been used against us, and I never understood…
May 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to be, I think, a much better term. And I think the tariffs are coming in— starting to come in. We're—we were losing $5…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…dollars. And it's all about November 5—the November 5 election and tariffs and incentives that we've given that are going to make this country…
…at any time. And it's all because they want to avoid the tariffs. "We want to get here fast." And I said, you know, a…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…off anymore. You know, a lot of people like to talk about tariffs. Well, tariffs is exactly what they were doing for us. You know…
Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…think two things happened. November 5 happened. And November 5 gave you tariffs, intelligently used tariffs and various other forms of incentive. But it's really…
…very big plant because they want to be able to beat the tariffs. It's the only way to beat them. The entire Trump economic agenda…
…understand that if you build your factory in the United States, your tariff rate is zero—zero—and you have other advantages too and not…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…and build cars again. You know why? Because of our tax and tariff policy. They're coming from all over the world. They're coming up, and…
…mandated to do anything. And I've already proudly imposed a 25-percent tariff on all foreign automobiles, any foreign car—like they do to us…
…rapidly as possible, I've just signed an Executive order to give partial tariff rebates to any company that assembles its cars right here in the…
Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 21 times
…it down almost even, maybe even better than even, because of the tariffs on cars and aluminum, and steel. We have tariffs 25 percent on…
…deal with a company or a country, we're going to set the tariff. We just set the tariff at something that we think—— That will…
…to 1913. It was a long time ago. We were an all-tariff nation. Foreign nations paid taxes. They paid money to us in the…
Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…or make their product in the United States, we have absolutely no tariffs, and we welcome people. But we're taking in a lot of money…
…that everyone is going to do well in this country because of tariffs. We have $7 trillion of investment already. You can go back many…
…of an election that people liked, and it's coming in because of tariffs. And if you look at Apple, Apple is going to start building…
Apr 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…this country. I guess we could talk about it with regard to tariffs. Howard—I mean, it's something that could be a part of it…
…don't make a deal, we'll just set a limit. We'll set a tariff, we'll set some parameters, and we'll say, "Come in and shop." They…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times
…billion a day right now—this country—$2 billion a day with tariffs, and they were making $2 billion a day. We'll be making more…
…very, very weakened country—both economically, financially—because of all of the tariffs and all of the other companies just raiding us and ripping us…
…it with China. I took in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs and taxes from China in my first term, and we had the…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…in because of the election, but they're coming in because of the tariffs, because they don't want to pay 25 or 50 or whatever it…
…the statement to effect that something had to be done with the tariffs and trade. He said that. He said, "Look, you know, at some…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 36 times
…interesting year. We have an interesting time. We're making a fortune with tariffs. Two billion dollars a day. Do you believe it? I was told…
…billion a day. You know, I got hit by the press about tariffs. We're making $2 billion—billion. This isn't $35 million. That's peanuts. Two…
…really think—and I really think we're helped a lot by the tariff situation that's going on, which is a good situation, not a bad…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times
…fantastic job. And for those of you that want to know, the tariffs—you've been hearing about tariffs. We're taking in almost $2 billion a…
…that fast. But we don't have to, because, as you know, the tariffs are on and the money is pouring in at a level that…
…been ripped off and abused by countries for many years with the tariff situation. They've used tariffs against us. We didn't use tariffs against them…
Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 31 times
…a few moments, I will sign a historic Executive order instituting reciprocal tariffs on countries throughout the world. "Reciprocal"—that means they do to us…
…slashed our trade barriers on other countries, while those nations placed massive tariffs on our products and created outrageous nonmonetary barriers to decimate our industries…
…many years. The United States charges other countries only a 2.4 tariff on motorcycles. Meanwhile, Thailand and others are charging much higher prices, like…
Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 19 times
…Cook—because of the election, but maybe more importantly because of the tariffs. You know, he's—got, really, an obligation to do it. But we…
…And we have other—interesting things happening. But to me, the whole tariff situation—and essentially, they've done that to us for many years. So…
…not sure that they've ever seen it. Steel—you know, we have tariffs on steel. They've been here for a while—steel and aluminum. Nobody…
Mar 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…election. And I would have never done it if there wasn't a tariff system that is a incentive for people to come." And remember, there…
…your product, make your car or whatever it is you're making, no tariffs. And we're going to have—I think, Scott, I would say we're…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 24 times
…very modest. What we're going to be doing is a 25-percent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States. If…
…back to the United States so that they don't have to pay tariffs and, I think, also, because of November 5, the election. They're very…
…without what we're doing. So we'll effectively be charging a 25-percent tariff, but if you build your car in the United States, there is…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…decades and we start a process—we're going to go with the tariffs on cars. And as you've probably been reading—it's all over the…
…all coming—they're all coming in so they don't have to pay tariffs. It's very simple. Because if you build your product in the U.S.A…
…the election. I like to say the election result, but let's give tariffs a little— —a little of the—well, without the election result, you…
Mar 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…because of the election on November 5, but it's also because of tariffs, I suspect, Governor. But I'm thrilled to welcome Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry…
…never seen before. Get ready. This investment is a clear demonstration that tariffs very strongly work, and I hope other things also, but the tariffs…
…in America, and as a result, they'll not have to pay any tariffs. You know, there are no tariffs if you make your product in…
Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 18 times
…is going to be coming back to us in the form of tariffs. They're—I mean, tens of billions. It's going to be numbers like…
…We would have had—if I didn't do, in my first term, tariffs to stop the onslaught, because they were dumping steel in order to…
…I didn't do 50 percent and even 100 percent, in certain cases, tariffs on steel, you wouldn't have a steel plant in the United States…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Yes. Well, it's going to bring tremendous wealth back. And it was tariffs used in reverse that really brought our country to a position that…
…again. And when somebody is treating us badly, we're going to put tariffs on. They're going to be very fair. They're going to be fair…
…strong. I think our country is going to come roaring back. The tariffs are a big deal. And, frankly, that's how China does it, and…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…the Afghanistan war—all of them combined. That's why I placed large tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, and they will remain in place until…
…And I will tell you, as soon as I put on the tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, unbelievable results have been seen in the…
…I thank the President of Mexico, actually. It was a call on tariffs, and we talked about drugs, and she gave me an idea that…
Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Canada who said he was going to charge a surcharge or a tariff on electricity coming into our country. He's—he has called, and he…
…State. We wouldn't have a northern border problem. We wouldn't have a tariff problem. They don't have much—they spend very little, as you know…
Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…countries and they stopped, and they're coming here now because of the tariffs. And that's a big deal. That's what you want to hear. During…
…able to put into use quickly, because they see—because of the tariffs, they don't want to be dealing with other places, and they don't…
…with the Canadian representatives. Two hundred and fifty percent for dairy products—tariff. So where do you hear that? You don't hear that. They have…
Mar 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…world, just like they are with cars, with what we've done with tariffs. We have at least seven new major car plants that are going…
…start on April the 2nd. Much of it will—most of the tariffs go on April the 2nd. Right now, we have some temporary ones…
…of money—having to do with Mexico and Canada. But the predominant tariffs will go—they'll be reciprocal in nature. They'll be going on on…