“Right now, we have the largest [trade] deficit we’ve ever had with China, like over a trillion dollars.”
Donald Trump
Former U.S. President. Taped interview. Claim dated 2 Jun 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The total U.S. trade deficit with China in goods and services in 2023 was about $252 billion, the lowest it has been in 14 years.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former U.S. President) made this claim around 2 June 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 June 2024, 4 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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