What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 6 Apr 2025?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
But with China, it's a trillion dollars, and we have to solve our trade deficit with China. We have a trillion-dollar trade deficit with China.
Nowhere near a trillion. The U.S. goods trade deficit with China was $297.0 billion in 2024, and the largest on record was $418.2 billion, in 2018.
The Census Bureau records a U.S. goods trade deficit with China of $297.0 billion in 2024. The largest annual deficit in its records was $418.2 billion, in 2018 (U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods with China).
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- Exchange with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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