Trump Responds: ‘We Were Ripped Off’ (Video)

Donald Trump talking in an interview

(AmericanProsperity.com) – Standing firm against globalist interests that are driving the recent stock market downturn, President Donald Trump is putting up a good fight against those ripping America off.

Watch the video down below.

Despite Wall Street jitters over his America First tariff policies, the president remains focused on reclaiming resources that foreign nations have taken from the United States for decades.

The stock market has recently erased all gains made since President Trump’s November 2024 election victory, with the S&P 500 dropping to 5,734 from its election day close of 5,783.

The index has fallen approximately 7% from its February 2025 peak as investors react to the administration’s aggressive tariff policies.

When questioned about the market’s performance, President Trump demonstrated his unwavering commitment to American workers over Wall Street concerns.

“I’m not even looking at the market, because long term, the United States will be very strong with what’s happening here,” he declared.

The president squarely blamed international interests for the market’s negative reaction to his policies.

“Well, a lot of them are globalist countries and companies that won’t be doing as well, because we’re taking back things that have been taken from us many years ago,” President Trump explained.

His words highlighted how his administration is finally addressing decades of unfair trade practices.

The Trump administration has implemented new 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% on Chinese imports.

These measures are designed to protect American industries and workers from unfair foreign competition that has devastated manufacturing communities across the nation.

“We’ve been treated very unfairly as a country. We protect everybody. We do everything for all these countries, and a lot of these are globalist in nature…We just weren’t treated right. We were ripped off,” the president said.

The administration plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on European countries and other nations on April 2, further strengthening America’s position in global trade.

While the president acknowledged there may be short-term economic adjustments, he expressed strong optimism about the long-term economic future for American workers and businesses.

Despite claims from critics, President Trump clarified that his decision to roll back some tariffs on Mexico and Canada is completely unrelated to U.S. stock market volatility.

Instead, these temporary exemptions are part of a strategic approach to negotiations with America’s closest trading partners.

President Trump firmly believes that short-term market disruptions are a small price to pay for restoring America’s economic sovereignty.

He suggested the negative market reaction comes from those who do not want to see American prosperity return.

“I think it’s globalists that see how rich our country’s going to be, and they don’t like it,” the president said.

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