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And it makes them so happy to not have to be dependent on oil and natural gas from other sources or even to have some insurance against the volatility of the price of oil in free markets. That's so valuable to them that they're coming to the table with the best trade deal you ever saw. And I have one other thing to say about the trade deal, which is just โ it shows the way President Trump thinks.
Charlie, which I know you know it very well, is that if you think about it, we just have a sort of an agreement in principle with India that was announced by J.D. Vance, the vice president. Yes, huge. And you would say, why India?
Charlie, which I know you know it very well, is that if you think about it, we just have a sort of an agreement in principle with India that was announced by J.D. Vance, the vice president. Yes, huge. And you would say, why India?
Well, it turns out that if you look at the history of non-tariff barriers and not letting them โ not letting us sell stuff in there and all that, that probably the worst actor on earth was โ What was India like historically over the last 30 or 40 years, you could argue that the worst actor on trade was India.
Well, it turns out that if you look at the history of non-tariff barriers and not letting them โ not letting us sell stuff in there and all that, that probably the worst actor on earth was โ What was India like historically over the last 30 or 40 years, you could argue that the worst actor on trade was India.
And and so why did President Trump say, OK, our first agreement on principle has to be with India? Because he wants to show that he can make a deal even with the hardest people to make a deal with. And if he could do that, that all the other deals should just fall into place.
And and so why did President Trump say, OK, our first agreement on principle has to be with India? Because he wants to show that he can make a deal even with the hardest people to make a deal with. And if he could do that, that all the other deals should just fall into place.
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Oh, yeah, sure. And the thing is, the way I like to think about it is that the mainstream media and then, you know, there are a lot of very partisan Wall Street houses like go read like what Goldman Sachs says about the economy every time Donald Trump is running for office or he is president. And they just downgraded the U.S. growth this year to 0.5 percent.
Oh, yeah, sure. And the thing is, the way I like to think about it is that the mainstream media and then, you know, there are a lot of very partisan Wall Street houses like go read like what Goldman Sachs says about the economy every time Donald Trump is running for office or he is president. And they just downgraded the U.S. growth this year to 0.5 percent.
which is just impossible to be that low. But the point is that what happens in the mainstream media, and sometimes this moves markets for the short term, is that they seem to always expect the worst of Donald Trump. But from anyone with experience knows that you should expect that he's got a plan and he's going to deliver the best for the American worker.
which is just impossible to be that low. But the point is that what happens in the mainstream media, and sometimes this moves markets for the short term, is that they seem to always expect the worst of Donald Trump. But from anyone with experience knows that you should expect that he's got a plan and he's going to deliver the best for the American worker.
And that as that happens, that markets are going to celebrate because it's the golden age in America again. But what happens is that when we're making changes... Then the media is filled with stories that basically characterize him as, you know, not having a plan. And, you know, just whatever the worst thing you could imagine about Donald Trump is what they cover every day.
And that as that happens, that markets are going to celebrate because it's the golden age in America again. But what happens is that when we're making changes... Then the media is filled with stories that basically characterize him as, you know, not having a plan. And, you know, just whatever the worst thing you could imagine about Donald Trump is what they cover every day.
But then the best thing you could think happens. And it's over and over again. So why did we get $6,500 increase in wages, real wages, for people right before COVID in the first three years of the Trump administration after 16 years of nothing? under Obama and Bush, well, the answer is he delivered on his promises. He had a plan that was great for the American worker.
But then the best thing you could think happens. And it's over and over again. So why did we get $6,500 increase in wages, real wages, for people right before COVID in the first three years of the Trump administration after 16 years of nothing? under Obama and Bush, well, the answer is he delivered on his promises. He had a plan that was great for the American worker.
And so people should sooner or later learn that you're not going to get the worst that you could imagine out of Donald Trump. You're going to get the best.
And so people should sooner or later learn that you're not going to get the worst that you could imagine out of Donald Trump. You're going to get the best.
Yeah, so the big, beautiful bill negotiations are led by Secretary Bessa to myself as part of the big six. The other four are the majority leader, the Speaker of the House, the Chairman of the Finance Committee and Ways and Means Committee. And we've been meeting regularly through all the stuff, all the news that you read about day in and day out.