US tariffs will backfire on them, says Dr M

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The former prime minister said US president Donald Trump ‘knows nothing’ about the rest of the world.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/28/us-tariffs-will-backfire-on-them-says-dr-m   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/28/tindakan-as-kenakan-tarif-akan-memakan-diri-kata-dr-m   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #MahathirMohamad #DonaldTrump #Tariffs

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00:01We talk a lot about what happens to us,

00:05what happens to all the trading partners of America.

00:10The question that should be asked is what happens to America?

00:14All the goods in America will go up in price,

00:18so they will suffer from high costs,

00:21and they will demand for higher pay,

00:24and they will be uncompetitive.

00:27This is what former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has to say

00:31about the wide-ranging tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

00:36He also said the U.S. relied heavily on the global supply chain,

00:40especially for microchips from countries such as Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia,

00:45adding that the tariffs would raise production costs

00:47and make American goods more expensive.

00:50Last week, Mahathir said he expected the U.S. to pause its tariff policy

00:54in the next three months as the duties were damaging its own economy more than others.

00:59The U.S. has announced a 24% tariff on most Malaysian goods.

01:03Mahathir also criticized the American worldview,

01:06saying many in the U.S. regard their country as the world

01:09and remain largely ignorant about other nations.

01:12His comments follow anger in Malaysia over a putdown of China

01:15by conservative U.S. commentator Bill O'Reilly,

01:18who said Malaysians have no money to buy Chinese products.

01:22I do not care about what the Americans say.

01:26Generally, even the president of America knows nothing about the rest of the world.

01:35That's why he's quarreling with the whole world.

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