Donald Trump Says Weaker Dollar Makes U.S. 'A Hell Of A Lot More Money' Than Stronger Currency

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While talking to reporters on Friday, Pres. Donald Trump spoke about the power of the dollar.

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00:00I went to Japan and worked, so I know this.

00:03The President is the President.

00:04The President is the President.

00:05Absolutely.

00:06The President is the President.

00:07I went to work, yes sir.

00:08The President is the President.

00:09Well, that means you're a smarter guy than I even thought,

00:10and I know you're smart.

00:11So, when we have a strong dollar, one thing happens.

00:15It sounds good.

00:17But you don't do any tourism.

00:19You can't sell tractors.

00:20You can't sell trucks.

00:22You can't sell anything.

00:23It is good for inflation.

00:25That's about it.

00:26And we have no inflation.

00:28We've wiped out inflation.

00:29But it's an interesting question.

00:31So, I will never say I like a low currency,

00:34but you remember the battles I had with the yuan,

00:37with China and with Japan, Japan being the yen.

00:41They always wanted a weak currency.

00:43They're trying to get a weak currency now.

00:45Now, it doesn't sound good, but you make a hell of a lot

00:49more money with a weaker dollar.

00:51Not a weak dollar, but a weaker dollar than you do

00:53with a strong dollar.

00:54And the first thing people that are going to notice it

00:57are the manufacturers of trucks and various other things.

01:00Like, look at Caterpillar, how well they're doing now.

01:03When you have a strong dollar, you can't sell anything.

01:05It's only good for inflation.

01:07And it's good psychologically.

01:08It makes you feel good.

01:10But with that being said, I love strong dollars.

01:13But you make your money with a currency.

01:16And I had so many different fights with President Xi,

01:20with, I mean, between Japan and China.

01:23All they want to do is have a weak currency.

01:25They're always fighting for a weak currency.

01:27And that's how they really dominated over the years.

01:30So, when I see it down there, I don't lose sleep over it.

01:33Let's put it that way.

01:34In fact, sometimes they go to sleep very happy.

01:37You understand.

01:38Do you agree with that?

01:39The Press Press I agree with a lot of what you said,

01:42Mr. President.

01:43Do you think it makes any easier to impose your tariff

01:47with that lower dollar?

01:49Because the —

01:50The President Trump —

01:51I think it makes it easier even for tariffs.

01:52Yeah.

01:53And it makes the tariffs worth much more.

01:56And it's easier to pay off debt.

01:59And it's easier to get a low interest rate, too.

02:01There are a lot of good things.

02:02It's hard to explain to people the headline.

02:05We go, oh, Trump wants a weak dollar.

02:07Not a weak dollar.

02:08We — you take a look at the history of China,

02:11over the last 20 years.

02:13All they do is fight for a weak currency.

02:16Look at Japan, when they were really doing well.

02:18They had a very weak currency.

02:20So, to me, I just say thank you very much.

02:24It is what it is.

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