Trump Asked What 'Punitive Actions' He Might Take Against Russia

Speaking to reporters, President Trump was asked about possible punitive actions against Russia.

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00:00And just go back to life.

00:02What punitive action are you considering taking against Russia?

00:05Well, I have a lot of things I can do.

00:07I'm not looking to do it.

00:09But I have a lot of strength.

00:11You know, we've built the United States up.

00:13I think we're more respected now as a country maybe than ever before.

00:17There's no more games.

00:19You have somebody that knows what he's doing,

00:21not like the previous person who didn't have a clue.

00:24So, you know, I just — I want to end that.

00:28We can end the Iran situation if we can.

00:31And we have other things, too.

00:33You know, we've got plenty of problems in the world.

00:35You know, when I left four and a half years ago, I left.

00:38And I'll tell you what, we didn't have any of these problems.

00:41The good news is costs are way down.

00:44Groceries are down.

00:46Eggs are down.

00:47Gasoline is way down.

00:49It's all coming down.

00:51It's all looking good.

00:52The tariffs are strong.

00:54It's — we're taking in a lot of money from tariffs.

00:57We were losing a lot before I got here.

01:00We were losing billions of dollars a day.

01:02And now we're doing great.

01:03And we haven't even kicked in yet.

01:05And eventually, we'll be reducing taxes very substantially

01:09for the people of our country because the money is so great

01:12coming in from tariffs that I'll be able to reduce taxes

01:15to a very large extent and maybe almost completely.

01:19Completely.

01:20Just a pretty small!

01:22Thank you, Mr. President!

01:23Thank you, Mr. President!

01:24Thank you, Mr. President!

01:25Mr. President!

01:26Thank you, Mr. President!