“[I]n one year I’ve slashed our gaping trade deficit by a staggering 77%.”
What FactCheck.org found
During Trump's first full 10 months in office, the U.S. trade deficit in goods and services decreased 3.9% compared to the same period in 2024. Trump appears to get a 77% reduction by comparing January 2025 and October 2025 monthly deficits. However, economic experts argue this method is not the accurate way to assess whether the overall trade imbalance is up or down.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (U.S. President) made this claim around 27 January 2026. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 February 2026, 7 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.