00:00You're going to see some amazing things here.
00:04That's why I fought for the American steelworker like no president has ever fought before.
00:09That's why I won your votes like no president has ever won before.
00:13And right from the beginning, it didn't take long.
00:16You got it right from the beginning.
00:17I think before I even opened my mouth, because even as a private citizen,
00:21I used to fight and say, why are you letting all of these countries come in
00:25and steal your jobs, bring them to other countries?
00:28Why do you let that happen?
00:30Not only here, but all over the country.
00:32In 2018, I imposed historic tariffs on foreign steel, and the results were amazing.
00:39You wouldn't have this plant right now if I didn't put on 25% and 50% tariffs.
00:45They were dumping steel, as you know, from China and from all over the world.
00:49They were dumping it all over our country, dumping it.
00:52And it was bad steel. It was garbage.
00:53But it was steel, and it was cheap as hell, and it was a terrible thing.
00:59And you wouldn't have had any steel mills.
01:02I don't think, Dave, they'd have a steel mill open in the country if we didn't do the tariffs.
01:06And it was just in time. It was just in time.
01:10They were closing up as fast as you can count.
01:13In a few short years, domestic steel production surged by more than 10 million tons.
01:18Imports from your foreign competitors dropped by 24% almost immediately.
01:24And more than $15 billion of investment poured into American steel throughout the United States,
01:31all because you had a president who stood up for our steel workers and put America first.
01:36I'm very proud of that one.
01:39He stood up for everyone else.
01:41He stood up for everyone else.
01:42He stood up for everyone else.
01:43He stood up for everyone else.
01:44He stood up for everyone else.
01:45He stood up for everyone else.
01:46He stood up for everyone else.
01:47He stood up for everyone else.
01:48He stood up for everyone else.
01:49He stood up for everyone else.
01:50He stood up for everyone else.
01:51He stood up for everyone else.
01:52He stood up for everyone else.
01:53He stood up for everyone else.
01:54He stood up for everyone else.
01:55He stood up for everyone else.
01:56He stood up for everyone else.
01:57He stood up for everyone else.
01:58He stood up for everyone else.
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