Trump To Voters: India Biggest Tariff Charger, Will Reciprocate If Elected

India-West News Desk

WASHINGTON, DC – Vowing to introduce a reciprocal tax if elected to power, Republican candidate for President Donald Trump on October 7 told the Detroit Economic Club:

“Perhaps the most important element of my plan to make America extraordinarily wealthy again is reciprocity. It’s a word that’s very important in my plan because we generally don’t charge tariffs. I started that process, it was so great, with the vans and the small trucks, etc. We really don’t charge. China will charge us a 200 per cent tariff. Brazil is a big charger. The biggest charger of all is India.

I mean, I think they probably charge more than, in many ways, China. But they do it with a smile. They do it… Sort of a nicer charge. They said, thank you so much for purchasing from India. Harley Davidson came to the White House a long time ago during my third year or second year. I met them. They were based in Wisconsin. I said, “How’s business? Good, good. What are the bad countries? Well, India is very tough. And they gave me some others. Why? Tariffs. I said, “What are they? And they said like 150 per cent, some massive amount.

I said so do you sell many motorcycles because you think people want to buy a Harley. No, we sell very few in India, but they want us to go there. They said, if you go there and build your plant there, we’re not going to charge you anything. I mean, you can do whatever you want. I said I don’t like that. And I see they went, they built the plant, and now they do their business with India. They probably do it outside of India too. They built a very big plant in many countries, they do that. Then suddenly, you hear that they’re leaving Milwaukee or they’re leaving wherever they may be located.”