What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 3 Apr 2018?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
Mexico—we have a trade deficit with Mexico of over $100 billion a year.
Under $100 billion. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Mexico was about $69.1 billion in 2017 and about $77.7 billion in 2018.
The Census Bureau's goods-trade table for Mexico puts the U.S. deficit at $69,057.8 million for 2017 and $77,712.5 million for 2018 (Census Bureau, Trade in Goods with Mexico).
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- Joint news conference with the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the East Room of the White House.
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