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Donald Trump: “We have massive surplus countries that we're dealing with…”

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 16:13

Okay, what else can you say? Did you agree to lowering tariffs for any of the countries that you spoke to today? What you understand, Jennifer, you have to understand that We have massive surplus countries that we're dealing with. We have massive deficits. We've got to straighten that out because you can't continue to be that. It's been that way for years now and it can't go on any longer. (16:13–16:21)

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Asserts that the U.S. deals with countries that have trade surpluses while the U.S. has trade deficits.

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