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Donald Trump: “Europe has had a tremendous surplus with the United States.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Press Conference with President Trump on Tariffs, Trade Deficits, and Economic Policies

Published | Video Starts at 07:20

Is that a place you'd like to also get to? Well, the problem is that Europe has made a fortune with us. You know, Europe has had a tremendous surplus with the United States. Europe has treated us, it's a little smaller, but they've treated us very, very badly. China has. But Europe has also. Europe has been very, very bad to us. (07:20–07:26)

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Asserts that Europe has a significant trade surplus with the United States.

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