Kellyanne Conway
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One said, Made in the USA, and the other one said, 15% corporate tax rate. Now, when Donald Trump got there, when we were there eight years ago, the corporate tax rate was 35%. Thank you, President Obama with the Nobel Peace Prize. It wasn't for taxes, I guess. 35%, which had led to 100 corporate incursions. That's U.S.-based companies legally
parking their wealth and their headquarters overseas because they literally can't afford to do business in the U.S. of A. Those corporate incursions were reversed. We repatriated billions of dollars out of trillions that had been parked legally overseas. The corporate tax rate went from 35 percent, the highest in the OECD at the time, to 21 percent, lower than the OECD average of 23%.
parking their wealth and their headquarters overseas because they literally can't afford to do business in the U.S. of A. Those corporate incursions were reversed. We repatriated billions of dollars out of trillions that had been parked legally overseas. The corporate tax rate went from 35 percent, the highest in the OECD at the time, to 21 percent, lower than the OECD average of 23%.
parking their wealth and their headquarters overseas because they literally can't afford to do business in the U.S. of A. Those corporate incursions were reversed. We repatriated billions of dollars out of trillions that had been parked legally overseas. The corporate tax rate went from 35 percent, the highest in the OECD at the time, to 21 percent, lower than the OECD average of 23%.
Now, here comes President Trump saying, well, you can get 15% corporate tax rate. Lots of corporations say, how do I do that? Read Banner One, made in the USA. He has since said, if your company wants to invest $1 billion, and most of these companies are investing many billions, or could and should, if you invest $1 billion, President Trump's team will give you the white glove treatment.
Now, here comes President Trump saying, well, you can get 15% corporate tax rate. Lots of corporations say, how do I do that? Read Banner One, made in the USA. He has since said, if your company wants to invest $1 billion, and most of these companies are investing many billions, or could and should, if you invest $1 billion, President Trump's team will give you the white glove treatment.
Now, here comes President Trump saying, well, you can get 15% corporate tax rate. Lots of corporations say, how do I do that? Read Banner One, made in the USA. He has since said, if your company wants to invest $1 billion, and most of these companies are investing many billions, or could and should, if you invest $1 billion, President Trump's team will give you the white glove treatment.
and they will accelerate permitting and approval processes. He has said this publicly in social media posts, and he has said it since. So there are ways to avoid tariffs without whining about higher prices. You got to make more in this country. And tariffs is a long-term play. I think nobody should be surprised. Build the Wall 2016 is like Tariffs and Trade 2024. He promised to do this.
and they will accelerate permitting and approval processes. He has said this publicly in social media posts, and he has said it since. So there are ways to avoid tariffs without whining about higher prices. You got to make more in this country. And tariffs is a long-term play. I think nobody should be surprised. Build the Wall 2016 is like Tariffs and Trade 2024. He promised to do this.
and they will accelerate permitting and approval processes. He has said this publicly in social media posts, and he has said it since. So there are ways to avoid tariffs without whining about higher prices. You got to make more in this country. And tariffs is a long-term play. I think nobody should be surprised. Build the Wall 2016 is like Tariffs and Trade 2024. He promised to do this.
It's about American investment, American manufacturing, American jobs, American industry, American national security, and America herself. This is a long-term play. Last point. This country knows. And every smart, honest Democrat knows. that we had persistent, punishing, high prices on almost everything, including basics, like fuel and groceries, for four years, and we didn't have these tariffs.
It's about American investment, American manufacturing, American jobs, American industry, American national security, and America herself. This is a long-term play. Last point. This country knows. And every smart, honest Democrat knows. that we had persistent, punishing, high prices on almost everything, including basics, like fuel and groceries, for four years, and we didn't have these tariffs.
It's about American investment, American manufacturing, American jobs, American industry, American national security, and America herself. This is a long-term play. Last point. This country knows. And every smart, honest Democrat knows. that we had persistent, punishing, high prices on almost everything, including basics, like fuel and groceries, for four years, and we didn't have these tariffs.
So folks know that poor economic policy coming out of a White House or Washington, D.C. at the time under Biden-Harris leads to higher prices. I think they're more likely to give Trump the space and the grace for a while longer to get us back to the 2019 levels of wage growth, of job production, of interest rates, and of that rising tie lifting all boats pre-pandemic.
So folks know that poor economic policy coming out of a White House or Washington, D.C. at the time under Biden-Harris leads to higher prices. I think they're more likely to give Trump the space and the grace for a while longer to get us back to the 2019 levels of wage growth, of job production, of interest rates, and of that rising tie lifting all boats pre-pandemic.
So folks know that poor economic policy coming out of a White House or Washington, D.C. at the time under Biden-Harris leads to higher prices. I think they're more likely to give Trump the space and the grace for a while longer to get us back to the 2019 levels of wage growth, of job production, of interest rates, and of that rising tie lifting all boats pre-pandemic.
I think with Trump, you also have to price in other macroeconomic factors when it comes to tariffs. So again, if we can balance the whole trade relationship on specific categories of goods and services, Jessica, as goes other countries or collections of countries and even some companies, that's going to help. If they extend, if not expand, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act,
I think with Trump, you also have to price in other macroeconomic factors when it comes to tariffs. So again, if we can balance the whole trade relationship on specific categories of goods and services, Jessica, as goes other countries or collections of countries and even some companies, that's going to help. If they extend, if not expand, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act,
I think with Trump, you also have to price in other macroeconomic factors when it comes to tariffs. So again, if we can balance the whole trade relationship on specific categories of goods and services, Jessica, as goes other countries or collections of countries and even some companies, that's going to help. If they extend, if not expand, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act,
From 2017, which we've all been living under, whether people realize it or not, if you lose some of those benefits, you're going to feel it. So if that gets extended and expanded, like no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, et cetera, thenβand even the ECCA, the Educational Choice for Children Act that President Trump has clearly said he wants to be part of reconciliationβ