We inherited an economy where we had the largest trade deficit in the history of the United States of America. In nine months, Donald Trump's tariff policies have cut the American trade deficit by over half. That means we're making more of our own stuff and we're actually employing American workers to do it. (1:05:11–1:05:17)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump's tariff policies have reduced the trade deficit by more than 50%.
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