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Kamala Harris: “The Trump administration resulted in a trade deficit, one of…”

Featuring: Kamala Harris, Democrat | Former Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 11:02

Vice President Harris, I do want to ask for your response, and you heard what the president said there, because the Biden administration did keep a number of the Trump tariffs in place. So how do you respond? Well, let's be clear that The Trump administration resulted in a trade deficit, one of the highest we've ever seen in the history of America. He invited trade wars. You want to talk about his deal with China? What he ended up doing is under Donald Trump's presidency, he ended up selling american chips to China to help them improve and modernize their military. (11:02–11:10)

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Asserts that the Trump administration caused one of the highest trade deficits in U.S. history.

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