Press Gaggle by a Senior Administration Official
12/17/2009
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What’s being asked of us is make some effort to stand up for the things that you think are right.
I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions.
I don’t think [Trump] is ideological. I think ultimately he is pragmatic.
Look, I don't think what we just witnessed in terms of economic policy and tariffs is going to be good for America.