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Donald Trump: “China was making $722 billion.”

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And, you know, in a certain way, they like us better now, too. They respect us, but they like us better now because the world was ripping off our country. Not sustainable. Not even sustainable. China was making $722 billion. Think of that. Not million. 722 million is a lot, isn't it? $722 billion. They built their military with the money that we gave them over the years. (16:59–17:06)

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