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Transcript: Sen. Kevin Cramer on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 18, 2026

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 18, 2026.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We go now to North Dakota Republican Senator Kevin Cramer, who joins us from Bismarck. Good morning to you, Senator.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah. And some European Union countries do continue to buy fuel products. India and China would be the largest purchasers who would be hit by these tariffs. So do you think the president would actually even post-election trigger the tariffs on China?

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