Don Bacon

So we should have these negotiations. But I know who our allies are and who our adversaries are. And so taking on the whole world seems very risky. Right. It's not wise to me. I like, if somebody's going to terrify us, I think we should have a level playing field. Sure. I think we've done enough analysis. A lot of the numbers that the White House used were not, actual tariff numbers.

So we should have these negotiations. But I know who our allies are and who our adversaries are. And so taking on the whole world seems very risky. Right. It's not wise to me. I like, if somebody's going to terrify us, I think we should have a level playing field. Sure. I think we've done enough analysis. A lot of the numbers that the White House used were not, actual tariff numbers.

They were fudged in a lot of ways. And so therefore, you can't just say it's a reciprocal tariff. They're not.

They were fudged in a lot of ways. And so therefore, you can't just say it's a reciprocal tariff. They're not.

They were fudged in a lot of ways. And so therefore, you can't just say it's a reciprocal tariff. They're not.

They have some pretty good legislative liaisons. There's three that I know of that we could call. I don't think they give us a heads up a whole lot, but the president himself told me when I was in the Oval Office, and we had two others of us in there, that he wanted to do reciprocal tariffs, that if somebody's putting a 5% tariff on us, we should do 5% back. Really, that's a hard one to attack.

They have some pretty good legislative liaisons. There's three that I know of that we could call. I don't think they give us a heads up a whole lot, but the president himself told me when I was in the Oval Office, and we had two others of us in there, that he wanted to do reciprocal tariffs, that if somebody's putting a 5% tariff on us, we should do 5% back. Really, that's a hard one to attack.

They have some pretty good legislative liaisons. There's three that I know of that we could call. I don't think they give us a heads up a whole lot, but the president himself told me when I was in the Oval Office, and we had two others of us in there, that he wanted to do reciprocal tariffs, that if somebody's putting a 5% tariff on us, we should do 5% back. Really, that's a hard one to attack.

Because I think we like having a level playing field. But I think we went way beyond that. I don't think we're doing, well, for example, Israel took off all their tariffs two weeks ago. And we put a hefty tariff on them after the fact. This is one example. Why are we doing tariffs on Canada when we have a trade deal with them and they're abiding by the trade deal?

Because I think we like having a level playing field. But I think we went way beyond that. I don't think we're doing, well, for example, Israel took off all their tariffs two weeks ago. And we put a hefty tariff on them after the fact. This is one example. Why are we doing tariffs on Canada when we have a trade deal with them and they're abiding by the trade deal?

Because I think we like having a level playing field. But I think we went way beyond that. I don't think we're doing, well, for example, Israel took off all their tariffs two weeks ago. And we put a hefty tariff on them after the fact. This is one example. Why are we doing tariffs on Canada when we have a trade deal with them and they're abiding by the trade deal?

These are the kind of questions I have. And I don't think they're really reciprocal tariffs. If they were, they would look a lot different.

These are the kind of questions I have. And I don't think they're really reciprocal tariffs. If they were, they would look a lot different.

These are the kind of questions I have. And I don't think they're really reciprocal tariffs. If they were, they would look a lot different.

I was listening to the Treasury Secretary today on one of the talk shows in the morning. And he made it clear his goal is to bring back industry back to our country. So he laid it out pretty clearly. I've talked to the president and hear him talk. He often talks about level playing field. These guys are blocking our products. And so we don't have a fair deal.

I was listening to the Treasury Secretary today on one of the talk shows in the morning. And he made it clear his goal is to bring back industry back to our country. So he laid it out pretty clearly. I've talked to the president and hear him talk. He often talks about level playing field. These guys are blocking our products. And so we don't have a fair deal.

I was listening to the Treasury Secretary today on one of the talk shows in the morning. And he made it clear his goal is to bring back industry back to our country. So he laid it out pretty clearly. I've talked to the president and hear him talk. He often talks about level playing field. These guys are blocking our products. And so we don't have a fair deal.

So you hear a little bit of both, depending on who you're talking to. I believe... I'll give you an example. I've already mentioned that Europe has lots of rules that block our exports. We should try to knock those down and talk to them about it.

So you hear a little bit of both, depending on who you're talking to. I believe... I'll give you an example. I've already mentioned that Europe has lots of rules that block our exports. We should try to knock those down and talk to them about it.

So you hear a little bit of both, depending on who you're talking to. I believe... I'll give you an example. I've already mentioned that Europe has lots of rules that block our exports. We should try to knock those down and talk to them about it.