Berkshire’s Warren Buffett Says Trade Can Be an ‘Act of War’
Attendees during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3.
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Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett addressed US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies at the company’s annual meeting in Omaha, saying trade “should not be a weapon.”
“You can make some very good arguments for the fact that balanced trade is good for the world,” Buffett said in response to a question about trade barriers. “There is no question that trade can be an act of war.”