On the recordDecember 5, 2016
Our trade deficit now nearly $800 billion a year. We have a deficit. Think of it, of almost $800 billion a year.
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transcripts.cnn.comDonald Trump: “Our trade deficit now nearly $800 billion a year. We have a deficit. Think of it, of almost $800 billion a year.”
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Trump highlights the issue of the trade deficit as a major economic concern.
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