Better than anyone · First term · № 28
Understood unfair trade better than anybody
“As you know, I campaigned on that issue; it's very close to my heart. I understand that issue better than anybody.”
- Said
- , Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Kansas City, Missouri
- Subject
- unfair trade deals
- Topic
- Trade & tariffs
- Era
- First term
What the record showed
He was describing companies that close U.S. plants and ship products back tax-free, and said "We're stopping it." Census Bureau and BEA data released March 6, 2019 showed the 2018 goods and services deficit was $621.0 billion, up $68.8 billion (12.5%) from 2017; the goods deficit rose 10.4% to $891.3 billion.