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Tim Scott: “I think the President's objective has been to change behavior through the threat of tariffs.”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2018
I think the President's objective has been to change behavior through the threat of tariffs.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott discusses the President's tariff strategy.

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