Jameson Greer
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Having tariffs on semiconductors is really important.
What's even more important than having protection for facilities like this is to making sure we do it on the right timing and in the right amount.
Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, and anyone who's buying oil from Iran is contributing to that.
We're looking for stability with China.
We don't want this to be something that derails the broader relationship or any agreements that might come out of our meeting in Beijing.
Obviously, it's something we're going to have to discuss.
Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, and anyone who's buying oil from Iran is contributing to that.
And so when the Treasury takes a step similar to steps it's taken many times over decades with respect to oil refiners who are dealing with Iran, and you have a country that refuses to comply or directs noncompliance, that's going to have to be a discussion item.
Make decisions.
A poor decision is always better than no decision.
Obviously, it's something we're going to have to discuss.
Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, and anyone who's buying oil from Iran is contributing to that.
And so when the Treasury takes a step similar to steps it's taken many times over decades with respect to oil refiners who are dealing with Iran, and you have a country that refuses to comply or directs noncompliance, that's going to have to be a discussion item.
Obviously, there are things that we're not going to make in the U.S.
We need to bring from overseas.
And so we still have a ton of trade, but we have to be in a situation where we have resilient supply chains and we're seeing companies reshore.
Now listen, I know that multinationals, they don't want to change their supply chains.
There's friction when they do that.
We know that, but we have to change it.
Yeah, I think you really encapsulated in your reporting there the idea that tariffs are a double-edged sword, right?