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Donald Trump: “I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.”

On the recordApril 7, 2025
I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump downplayed the impact of tariffs, suggesting they are necessary for economic correction.

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