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Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if tariffs make car prices go up


Trump says tariffs on foreign-made cars would would lead to increased sales of US-made cars

Donald Trump said on Saturday he did not warn car industry executives against raising prices as tariffs on foreign-made autos come into force, telling NBC News he “couldn’t care less” if they do. In the NBC News interview, Trump said his permanent tariffs on foreign-made automobiles would be a boost to US-domiciled factories and was confident the move would lead to increased sales of American-made cars. Trump, who won a second White House term during November’s presidential election part by promising voters that he would lower consumer prices, maintained that he would only consider negotiating on the tariffs “if people are willing to give us something of great value”.

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