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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to eliminate his country’s trade surplus with the United States, in a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on April 7. In footage shared to X by Trump communications adviser Margo Martin, Netanyahu said as he sat beside Trump, “We intend to do it very quickly..
. we think it’s the right thing to do, and we’re going to also eliminate trade barriers.” Credit: Margo Martin via Storyful Video Transcript I just want you to know from the heart's deeply, deeply appreciated uh as you said we have the opportunity to talk today about it.
Many subjects First, if I can mention tariffs, subject of some interest. I can tell you that uh I said to the president very simply. We will eliminate the trade deficit with the United States.
We intend to do it very quickly. We think it's the right thing to do. And we're going to also eliminate uh trade barriers, a variety of trade barriers that have been put up unnecessarily, and I think Israel can serve as a model for many countries who ought to do the same.
I recognize the, uh, the position of the United States. It says, I just want you to know from the heart, it's deeply, deeply appreciated as you said, we have the opportunity to talk today about it. Many subjects First, if I can mention tariffs, a subject of some interest today.
I can tell you that uh I said to the president very simply. We will eliminate the trade deficit with the United States. We intend to do it very quickly.
We think it's the right thing to do. And we're going to also eliminate uh trade barriers, a variety of trade barriers that have been put up unnecessarily, and I think Israel can serve as a model for many countries who ought to do the same. I recognize the, uh, the position of the United States.
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