Trump Repeats False Claim About Canada After Admitting Uncertainty Over Figure
(NYT)
...Trump repeated his false assertion on Thursday that the United States runs a trade deficit with Canada, the morning after telling Republican donors at a private dinner that he had knowingly insisted on that claim in a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada without knowing if it was true.
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The United States ran a trade surplus of $600 million in goods and services with Canada in January, according to the Commerce Department, a metric that reflects the difference between what the United States exports to Canada and what it imports from that country. In 2016, the United States had a trade surplus with Canada of $12.5 billion, according to a fact sheet posted on the website of the United States trade representative.
“ ‘[Trudeau] said, no, no, we have no trade deficit with you, we have none; Donald, please,’ ” Mr. Trump told the donors according to the transcript, referring to Mr. Trudeau, calling him a “nice guy, good-looking.”
“I said, ‘Wrong, Justin, you do.’ I didn’t even know. I had no idea. I just said, ‘You’re wrong.’ You know why? Because we’re so stupid.”
...Trump repeated his false assertion on Thursday that the United States runs a trade deficit with Canada, the morning after telling Republican donors at a private dinner that he had knowingly insisted on that claim in a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada without knowing if it was true.
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The United States ran a trade surplus of $600 million in goods and services with Canada in January, according to the Commerce Department, a metric that reflects the difference between what the United States exports to Canada and what it imports from that country. In 2016, the United States had a trade surplus with Canada of $12.5 billion, according to a fact sheet posted on the website of the United States trade representative.
“ ‘[Trudeau] said, no, no, we have no trade deficit with you, we have none; Donald, please,’ ” Mr. Trump told the donors according to the transcript, referring to Mr. Trudeau, calling him a “nice guy, good-looking.”
“I said, ‘Wrong, Justin, you do.’ I didn’t even know. I had no idea. I just said, ‘You’re wrong.’ You know why? Because we’re so stupid.”
Wait. "I didn't even know. I just said, 'You're wrong' because we're so stupid." That's true.
Trump just makes stuff up. You know why? Because he is a liar. He then tells a group of people that he just made stuff up in a meeting with another head of state. You know why? Because he's stupid. Then he repeats the lie in a tweet. You know, because he's a liar.
Trump just makes stuff up. You know why? Because he is a liar. He then tells a group of people that he just made stuff up in a meeting with another head of state. You know why? Because he's stupid. Then he repeats the lie in a tweet. You know, because he's a liar.
