“Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”
Donald Trump
Claim dated 8 May 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
Donald Trump made this claim around 8 May 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 May 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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- rollcall.comhttps://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-trade-agreement-keir-…
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