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Sasse: U.S. needs more trade, not ‘bellicose threatening’

Season 2018 Episode 275 | 7m 16s

The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to mitigate for U.S. farmers the economic damage of the president's escalating trade war with allies and China, announcing $12 billion in emergency relief. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., says that whenever you’re having a trade war, something is going wrong. “When there’s more trade in the world, Americans win.” Sasse joins Judy Woodruff for more.

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