Lie March 20, 2017 · Rally · Trade

“Last year, our country lost almost $800 billion in trade.”

Said
March 20, 2017
Where
Campaign rally
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
49 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 0264)

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More lies about trade

  1. May 4, 2017 · Interview“You know, like, at the court in Canada, we always lose. Well, the judges are three Canadians and two Americans. We always lose. ”
  2. Oct 22, 2017 · Interview“We lose with Mexico almost 70 in terms of trade deficits, almost $70 billion a year.”
  3. Nov 11, 2017 · Remarks“Our trade deals are so bad. Last year, we lost $800 billion, right? Yeah. $800 [billion], approximately. Check it. But approximately $800 billion on trade.”
  4. Nov 11, 2017 · Remarks“Look, we have a $71 billion trade deficit with Mexico.”
  5. Nov 20, 2017 · Remarks“Last year, we lost over $800 billion on trade -- on trade deals with other countries. So we had a negative number, a trade deficit of almost $800 billion with other countries.”
  6. Dec 28, 2017 · Interview“We lost $71 billion a year with Mexico, can you believe it?”