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Donald Trump: “We lost a trillion dollars to China.”

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

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Meet the Press Interview with President Donald Trump on Economy, Immigration, and Foreign Policy

Published | Video Starts at 02:59

And we've essentially cut off trade relationships by putting that much of a tariff on. And that's okay. We've gone cold turkey. That means that we're not losing, you know, We lost a trillion dollars to China. A trillion dollars. That means we're not losing a trillion dollars when we go cold turkey because we're not doing business with them right now. And they want to make a deal. (02:59–03:03)

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