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Chuck Schumer: “Japan's going to invest 500 billion in the United States…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 05:52

But the next day reality sets in and it's abundantly clear when you look at the details, he lied, exaggerated, hyped what was in the deals. So one day he said, Japan's going to invest 500 billion in the United States. You know what Japan says? The next day it's at most 2% of that 500 billion. 2%. How does this guy get away with it? But he doesn't get away with it because the chaos he creates, the mistrust he creates, hurt business and hurt the country. (05:52–06:01)

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Asserts that Japan's investment in the U.S. was claimed to be $500 billion but is actually 2% of that.

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