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Trump, claiming a 'tremendous deficit' with Canada, says he doesn't fear a trade war

April 25, 2017 at 7:05 PM
President Trump said Tuesday he does not fear a trade war between the U.S. and Canada because of the “tremendous surplus” that Canada has in trade with the U.S., though the U.S. is the country that runs a total trade surplus with its northern neighbor. “They have a tremendous surplus with the United States,” Trump said in the Oval Office while signing an executive order on agriculture and rural prosperity on Tuesday. “Whenever they have a surplus, I have no...


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