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Donald Trump: “We have a deficit with the European Union of $350 billion…”

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

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White House Meeting: President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu Discuss Trade, Iran, and Middle East Peace

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But let's go for the European Union. And it's not going to be that way. It's got to be fair and reciprocal. It's got to be fair. It's not Fair. We have a deficit with the European Union of $350 billion and it's going to disappear fast. And one of the reasons, and one of the ways that that can disappear easily and quickly is they're going to have to buy our energy from us because they need it. (20:54–21:02)

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Asserts that the U.S. has a $350 billion trade deficit with the EU, which will be reduced quickly.

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