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Donald Trump: “Some of our worst trade deals were not with the foe. They…”

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Look, I'm dealing with trade and some of the worst deals we made, some of the worst trade deals we have. I talk about friend and foe, right? Friend and foe. Two interesting words. Some of our worst trade deals were not with the foe. They were with the friends. Our friends were just killing us on trade. Not anymore. Not anymore. We're making, you know, we're taking in trillions of dollars and we're respected and we're settling, you know, through trade. (21:48–21:53)

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Asserts that the U.S. has made poor trade deals with allied countries.

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