https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-brags-tariffed-countries-are-calling-us-up-kissing-my-ass/

>President Donald Trump boasted on Tuesday that countries had been “calling us up, kissing my *ss” since he unveiled his new “reciprocal tariffs” this month.

>“I’m telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my *ss,” said Trump during a speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner. “They are. They are dying to make a deal. ‘Please, please, Sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything. I’ll do anything, sir!'”

>"And then I’ll see some rebel Republican, you know, some guy that wants to grandstand say, “I think that Congress should take over negotiations.” Let me tell you, you don’t negotiate like I negotiate. Congress takes over negotiating, sell America fast because you’re gonna go bust. I just saw it today, a couple of your congressmen said, “I think we should get involved in the negotiation of the tariffs.” Oh, that’s what I need. I need some guy telling me how to negotiate. Ay ay ay. I’ll tell you, the happiest people in the world would be China. They wouldn’t be paying 104%, I tell you, they’d be paying no percent. We’d be paying them 104%."

>Trump protested, “And even the concept of it hurts your negotiation. When they see a little story like that, the other side, you know, it hurts your negotiation, and then the fake news wants to build it up and it has no chance anyway, but we have to remain united.”

>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has repeatedly attacked President Trump’s tariffs, accusing them of being based on “fake accounting” which “makes no sense,” and warning that the economic effect could result in a “political decimation” for the Republican Party at the next election.

Donald Trump brags on Tariffed Countries at NRCC dinner: “These countries are calling us up, kissing my *ss. They are dying to make a [trade] deal. Please, please, Sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything. I’ll do anything, sir!'”