Robert Lighthizer

That's just not a function. They're against them because the elites, the powers that be that are benefiting from the system object to them. Now, on your question about economists, there are a growing number of economists who see this problem. they don't necessarily agree with me on the solution, right?

That's just not a function. They're against them because the elites, the powers that be that are benefiting from the system object to them. Now, on your question about economists, there are a growing number of economists who see this problem. they don't necessarily agree with me on the solution, right?

That's just not a function. They're against them because the elites, the powers that be that are benefiting from the system object to them. Now, on your question about economists, there are a growing number of economists who see this problem. they don't necessarily agree with me on the solution, right?

But if you see, you know, Angus Deaton is one who would say, we have to reevaluate whether the costs of this thing called free trade were worth the benefits. And that's an important first step. Paul Romer, another Nobel laureate, has the same thing. So you can go through and you can find various ones. There's a guy named Michael Pettis who's,

But if you see, you know, Angus Deaton is one who would say, we have to reevaluate whether the costs of this thing called free trade were worth the benefits. And that's an important first step. Paul Romer, another Nobel laureate, has the same thing. So you can go through and you can find various ones. There's a guy named Michael Pettis who's,

But if you see, you know, Angus Deaton is one who would say, we have to reevaluate whether the costs of this thing called free trade were worth the benefits. And that's an important first step. Paul Romer, another Nobel laureate, has the same thing. So you can go through and you can find various ones. There's a guy named Michael Pettis who's,

A Carnegie guy who's thought these things through and he wrote a book 10 years ago called Trade Wars or Class Wars by a guy named Matthew Klein. And it's sort of – so there is some movement, but I don't want to suggest that it's a light at the end of the tunnel. It's maybe a prick a thousand miles away. Yeah.

A Carnegie guy who's thought these things through and he wrote a book 10 years ago called Trade Wars or Class Wars by a guy named Matthew Klein. And it's sort of – so there is some movement, but I don't want to suggest that it's a light at the end of the tunnel. It's maybe a prick a thousand miles away. Yeah.

A Carnegie guy who's thought these things through and he wrote a book 10 years ago called Trade Wars or Class Wars by a guy named Matthew Klein. And it's sort of – so there is some movement, but I don't want to suggest that it's a light at the end of the tunnel. It's maybe a prick a thousand miles away. Yeah.

But I'm hopeful that economists, I've had several of them tell me, well, you're wrong, but you at least realize that we at least agree with you that things aren't good. So there's the beginning of people starting to see it.

But I'm hopeful that economists, I've had several of them tell me, well, you're wrong, but you at least realize that we at least agree with you that things aren't good. So there's the beginning of people starting to see it.

But I'm hopeful that economists, I've had several of them tell me, well, you're wrong, but you at least realize that we at least agree with you that things aren't good. So there's the beginning of people starting to see it.

I think that's a fair statement. The city and the business community.

I think that's a fair statement. The city and the business community.

I think that's a fair statement. The city and the business community.

First of all, I have complete confidence that the president will do what he said he's going to do. And unlike a lot of politicians, he ran on like real substance and big ideas. And this is probably the biggest of the ideas that he ran on. And I think he's going to follow through on his promises because that's the most important thing. The worst case would be that he doesn't.

First of all, I have complete confidence that the president will do what he said he's going to do. And unlike a lot of politicians, he ran on like real substance and big ideas. And this is probably the biggest of the ideas that he ran on. And I think he's going to follow through on his promises because that's the most important thing. The worst case would be that he doesn't.

First of all, I have complete confidence that the president will do what he said he's going to do. And unlike a lot of politicians, he ran on like real substance and big ideas. And this is probably the biggest of the ideas that he ran on. And I think he's going to follow through on his promises because that's the most important thing. The worst case would be that he doesn't.

So what you have to do is put in place tariffs, as I say, to offset not just tariffs. That's a tiny thing. I just keep going back to this point because it's so fundamental. The problem is not just foreign tariffs. That's a tiny part of the problem. But to offset this unfairness. So he has to put those tariffs in place.

So what you have to do is put in place tariffs, as I say, to offset not just tariffs. That's a tiny thing. I just keep going back to this point because it's so fundamental. The problem is not just foreign tariffs. That's a tiny part of the problem. But to offset this unfairness. So he has to put those tariffs in place.