'They're Treating President Bolsonaro Very Unfairly': Trump Defends Tariffs On Brazil

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, President Trump slammed the treatment of former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.

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00:00President Trump, were you aware of the problems of the

00:02Bolivian president about unfairness?

00:04President Trump, maybe at some point I'll talk to him.

00:06Right now, I'm not.

00:08They're treating President Bolsonaro very unfairly.

00:10He's a good man.

00:11You know, I know him well.

00:13I negotiated with him.

00:15He was a very tough negotiator, and I can tell you

00:17he was a very honest man, and he loved the people of Brazil.

00:20He was a very tough guy to negotiate with.

00:23I shouldn't like him because he was very tough in

00:26negotiation, but he was also very honest.

00:29And I know the honest ones, and I know the crooked ones.