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Both figures engaged in discussions around tariffs, a persistent topic of contention. Trump’s fallacious narratives about tariffs have raised eyebrows. He posits that taxes levied on imports are simply mirrored by reciprocal taxes imposed on American products, but this perspective fundamentally misrepresents the economic realities of tariffs. In truth, tariffs function as taxes paid by American consumers at the point of sale, thereby driving up the costs of goods rather than penalizing foreign markets as Trump suggests.