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'You call that chickening out?': Trump defends tariff strategy
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1:05Now PlayingPresident Trump rejected claims he backed down on tariff threats, saying, “You call that chickening out? It’s called negotiation,” and credited his actions with improving trade talks with the European Union. He dismissed the “TACO trade” criticism as unfair and strategic.
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