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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Namrata Sen

Nearly 40 Years Ago, Donald Trump Blamed This Country For His Tariff Push — And It's Not China: 'I'd Make Our Allies Pay Their Fair Share'

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A resurfaced 1988 interview of President Donald Trump has revealed that the then-businessman had been warning about the ‘Trump tariffs’ long before they became a reality.

What Happened: In the interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Trump voiced his frustration with U.S. allies, asserting that they should "pay their fair share" in trade relations with the United States. He specifically pointed to Japan and Kuwait as examples of nations benefiting at the expense of the U.S.

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