Speaking at the Economic Club of New York
- Jobs were not plentiful when he took over as President
- The experts said they had no choice but to accept stagnation
- I knew working together we could make America even greater
- Fed moved rates higher far too fast and lowered rates far too low
- US is competing against other countries and the Federal Reserve does not let us compete
- Fed puts us at a competitive disadvantage to other countries
- If we had a Federal Reserve that work with us the US stock market would be up by another 25%
- last year GDP growth match the highest growth rate in over a decade
- we want companies to be in America
- The US has tremendous economic potential
- Says he thinks US can bring down tax rates further
- Corporate tax rate could go lower
- US is pursuing energy independence
- China has taken advantage of the US because of its WTO designation as a developing nation
- to be a strong nation the US has to be a manufacturing nation
- US has added 10,000 brand-new factories
- Europe is set up terrible barriers for US on trade in some ways more worse and then China
- No country has cheated US more than China
- China is devaluing its currency, is dying to make a trade deal
- We are close to signing a phase 1 trade deal and it could happen soon
- we will only accept a deal if it is good for United States and US workers
- China is having the worst year in over 57 years
- Having strong, substantial negotiations with Japan on trade
- Calls for passage of USMCA. If put toward a vote Democrats would vote for today