During Tuesday’s White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answered questions about President Trump's remarks regarding the price increase on foreign cars.
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00:00Caroline.
00:01Sure.
00:02Caroline, the President said over the weekend that he couldn't care less if prices went
00:08up on foreign cars because people buy more American cars.
00:12There's been consensus from a lot of economists that these tariffs could raise prices on other
00:17goods as well.
00:18Is the President comfortable with Americans on Main Street paying more because of these
00:22tariffs?
00:23The President is doing everything he can, and this entire administration is doing everything
00:28we can to bring down the cost of living in this country, an inflation mess that was fueled
00:33by the previous administration's reckless spending, overburdensome regulations that
00:37this administration is focused on slashing every single day.
00:41I just read you a statistic.
00:42Just from the Environmental Protective Agency alone, we're saving taxpayers money that's
00:47ultimately going to drive down inflation.
00:49We're unleashing the might of our energy industry, which will bring down prices as well.
00:54The heart of your question, because this is very important to the American people, you
00:57should trust what this President did for you in his first term.
01:00He effectively utilized tariffs while driving down inflation.
01:03It was a record low, 1.4 percent, when he left office, and he's focused on getting back
01:07to that.
01:08It's unfortunate the previous administration left us in this mess.