Trump Admits Making up Trade Claim in Trudeau Talk

By Polityk | 15/03/2018 | Повідомлення, Політика

President Donald Trump freestyled with the facts when talking trade with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Republican described the discussion during a fundraising speech in St. Louis on Wednesday.

 

According to audio obtained by The Washington Post, Trump insisted that the United States runs a trade deficit with Canada.

 

Trump said Trudeau told him there was no trade deficit. Trump said he replied, “‘Wrong, Justin, you do.’ I didn’t even know. … I had no idea. I just said, ‘You’re wrong.'”

 

Trump claimed the figures don’t include timber and energy.

 

However, the Office of the United States Trade Representative says the United States has a trade surplus with Canada.