On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins responded to a question on if the goal of tariffs is to generate revenue or get other countries to lower their tariffs by saying “I think the answer to both of those is yes.” And it’s a “combination.” She also stated that “in the long-term, free trade, I think, is, perhaps the goal.”
Host Bret Baier asked, “Are these tariffs designed to generate revenues for the country or are they designed to negotiate each of these countries down to something more palatable for U.S. products and more palatable for U.S. companies?”
Rollins responded, “These tariffs are designed to completely realign the American economy around putting America first. So, I think the answer to both of those is yes.”
Baier then cut in to ask, “So it’s a combination.”
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