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Donald Trump: “Since the very beginning of NAFTA, our country lost 90,000…”

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President Trump's Liberation Day Speech on Reciprocal Tariffs and Economic Independence

Published | Video Starts at 42:17

We had to get approval from Congress to get it terminated. We had to live with that deal. It was the worst deal, worst trade deal ever made by far. But Since the very beginning of NAFTA, our country lost 90,000 factories. Think of what that is. 90,000. Think about putting a map up and putting tax on it. You wouldn't have enough room. 90,000. I said, is that possible? (42:17–42:23)

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Asserts that 90,000 factories were lost in the U.S. since NAFTA began.

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