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On the recordJuly 2, 2025
We've dealt with Japan. I'm not sure we're going to make a deal. I doubt it...So what I'm going to do is I'll write them a letter saying we thank you very much, and we know you can't do the kind of things that we need, and therefore you pay a 30 percent, 35 percent, or whatever the number is that we determine.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump expresses doubt about reaching a trade deal with Japan and outlines his next steps.

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