Trump’s lies about trade

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Nov 12, 2025 · Social post“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
May 8, 2025 · RemarksDeclining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it’s slowed down, that’s a good thing.”
Apr 9, 2025 · RemarksIn 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
Apr 8, 2025 · SpeechThe U.S. is “taking in almost $2 billion a day in tariffs.”
Sep 27, 2023 · SpeechWhen I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction.”
Jul 29, 2023 · SpeechSays Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.
Jan 19, 2021 · Video“We imposed historic and monumental tariffs on China….Billions and billions of dollars were pouring into the U.S.”
Dec 5, 2020 · Rally“China doesn't like me too much, they pay us billions and billions, that never happened. Billions and billions of dollars in tariffs, and they pay it...They paid a lot of money.”
Nov 3, 2020 · Interview“I was able to get 12 billion and then 16 billion, two years. $28 million for our farmers distributed the money to our farmers, it all came out of China. In other words, I taxed China. And by the way, they paid for…
Nov 2, 2020 · Rally“You know, I've taken out many, many billions of dollars [from China in tariffs]....I gave 28 billion dollars from China to our farmers, because they targeted our farmers.”
Nov 2, 2020 · Rally“I got, for the farmers, 28 billion dollars I got, 28 billion from China...And I tariffed China. We took the 28 billion. We had a lot of money left over, into the treasury, and we gave it to the farmers, and the…
Nov 1, 2020 · Rally“We've taken in billions and billions of dollars. And by, you know, you have farmers, a lot of farmers. 28 billion dollars from China went to farmers because they were targeted.”
Nov 1, 2020 · Rally“We've taken in [from China] tens of billions of dollars a year.”
Nov 1, 2020 · Rally“I got China to give the farmers $28 billion, because China targeted the farmers.”
Nov 1, 2020 · Rally“I got $28 billion from China that went to our farmers because they targeted you....And we had a lot of money leftover because we tariffed China a lot of money and they paid for it. You didn't pay.”
Oct 31, 2020 · Rally“[I] was throwing tariffs on them, they were paying us billion dollars. I gave $28 billion to farmers because they were targeted by China.”
Oct 31, 2020 · Rally“[China will] pay us tens of billions of dollars a year.”
Oct 31, 2020 · Rally“It was a beautiful thing, and we took some of that money, $28 billion we took, and we gave it to our farmers, because they were targeted by China and our farmers like me.”
Oct 30, 2020 · Rally“His son walks in, takes out [from China] one and a half billion dollars to manage billions of dollars a year.”
Oct 29, 2020 · Rally“We've taken billions and billions of dollars out of China. We gave $28 billion to our farmers. Twenty-eight, right out of China.”
Oct 28, 2020 · Rally“They [China] gave $28 billion to our farmers. That's very nice. Thank you very much, China.”
Oct 28, 2020 · Rally“I've charged them billions and billions and billions of dollars in tariffs. I gave 28 billion dollars, thank you very much China, to our farmers, because they were targeted.”
Oct 27, 2020 · Rally“When China targeted our farmers, I delivered $28 billion to our incredible farmers here in Nebraska, and Iowa, and all across the country. ”
Oct 27, 2020 · Rally“What China has done, there has been nothing, nothing, nobody, no country, there has been no country that has ripped us off for 25 years, 30 years, like China.”
Oct 27, 2020 · Rally“We took in tens of billions of dollars...And you know, when they targeted our farmers, they told the farmers, don't worry about it, and we gave them 28 billion, which is the amount they were targeted.”
Oct 27, 2020 · Rally“We charge them tens of billions of dollars worth of tariffs.”
Oct 27, 2020 · Remarks“At the same time, I'm right by Iowa and the farmers. You know, we got the farmers $28 billion.”
Oct 26, 2020 · Rally“We're winning big in Iowa but we should be with what I do for the farmers. Got em 28 billion dollars from China.”
Oct 26, 2020 · Rally“I'm charging 'em [China] billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Oct 25, 2020 · Rally“Biden also pledged to eliminate our tariffs on China. We're taking in tens of millions of dollars....I gave our farmers 28 billion dollars from China because they were targeted.”
Oct 24, 2020 · Rally“We've given away, let's see -- Given away 28 billion dollars from China [in tariffs] directly to our farmers and ranchers.”
Oct 24, 2020 · Rally“We did a lot for the farmers. $28 billion to the farmers from China. Directly from China. Thank you very much. Thank you, China.”
Oct 23, 2020 · Rally“How can Iowa not go with us when I've given farmers $28 billion. Thank you China.”
Oct 22, 2020 · Interview“China is paying, they're paying billions and billions of dollars. I just gave $28 billion, I just gave $28 billion to our farmers....Money. That’s what taxpayers’ money. And I know the taxpayer, as it’s called China.”
Oct 21, 2020 · Interview“I've taxed China like they've never been taxed before. We're taking in billions and billions of dollars a month.”
Oct 21, 2020 · Interview“I've taken out billions and billions of dollars from China with the tariffs and everything else we've done.”
Oct 20, 2020 · Rally“Nobody's ever done anything like this to China. We're taking it billions, right now we're taking in billions, billions and billions of dollars.”
Oct 17, 2020 · Rally“Now Michigan has many, many factories. You didn't have a factory built for forty years. Now you have many factories being built, already built and a lot of 'em being expanded. It's a whole different ball game. A whole…
Oct 17, 2020 · Rally“I say, we want car plants built here [in Michigan]. We're building a lot of them. We're building a lot of them. ”
Oct 17, 2020 · Rally“China will own, you know, they're paying us billions and billions of dollars a year. I charge them billions, they never paid ten cents. I gave $28 billion to the farmers, many of them right here, $28 billion, $12…
Oct 16, 2020 · Rally“And I raised, by the way, 28 billion, thank you, China because they targeted our farmers, 12 billion, and then the next year, $16 billion.”
Oct 15, 2020 · Interview“We've taken billions and billions of dollars over the last couple years from China. I gave $28 billion to the farmers because they were targeted by China. Put a lot of money into the Treasury.”
Oct 14, 2020 · Rally“They would take in our wealth and I gave you [farmers] $28 billion [from tariffs on Chinese goods]. Say, thank you very much, President Xi. It came right out of China and because of that, everybody's happy in Iowa.”
Oct 14, 2020 · Interview“Maybe the biggest thing of all, frankly, was I got $28 billion from China because Iowa and other farm areas were, as you know, uh, they were targeted by China. And so I put tariffs on China.”
Oct 13, 2020 · Interview“What I did with China is incredible. I took in tens of billions of dollars. I gave 28 billion dollars to the farmers because they were targeted.”
Oct 13, 2020 · Rally“I took the toughest-ever action to confront China's rampant theft of American jobs, you know that. We charge them so much. We gave a lot of the money to our farmers, $28 billion to our farmers because our farmers were…
Oct 11, 2020 · Rally“We've been charging massive tariffs to China, hundreds of billions of dollars.”
Oct 11, 2020 · Rally“China's paid us billions of dollars of taxes that frankly I gave to our farmers and others and gave the rest of it into the U.S. Treasury.”
Oct 10, 2020 · Remarks“We've been charging China a lot of money too, with the tariffs. A lot of money. Billions and billions of dollars.”
Oct 9, 2020 · Interview“You know, they're [China] paying us billions and billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Oct 8, 2020 · Interview“I was taking in billions of dollars, I took in $28 billion, I gave the money to the farmers.”
Oct 1, 2020 · Rally“When China targeted our farmers, we provided 28 billion dollars in relief, and we gave it all to the farmers. Every bit of it. We now are providing an additional 13 billion dollars to help our great farmers recover…
Sep 30, 2020 · Rally“A critical issue in this election, you saw what I did with China, billions, and billions a year they pay us. I gave a lot of it to the farmers, $28 billion, a critical issue because they were targeted by China.”
Sep 24, 2020 · Rally“I gave our farmers $28 billion. Thank you very much, China.”
Sep 21, 2020 · Speech“You know how many car plants we're bringing back to Michigan? Nobody's ever seen it for 40 years. They didn't build a plant and now they're building them all over.”
Sep 21, 2020 · Interview“We're taking in tremendous amounts of dollars on tariffs, billions and billions of dollars.”
Sep 21, 2020 · Speech“I charged tariffs, took in tens of billions of dollars.”
Sep 20, 2020 · Interview“I've taken tens of billions from China.”
Sep 19, 2020 · Rally“China is now paying us billions and billions of dollars.”
Sep 17, 2020 · Rally“We have taken billions and billions of dollars in from China. We charge them a fortune.”
Sep 12, 2020 · Rally“We gave them $28 billion to the farmers. That never happened before. Do you think Joe Biden would even think about it?”
Sep 12, 2020 · Rally“I've taken billions, tens of billions of dollars out of China. Nobody else did it before.”
Sep 10, 2020 · Rally“China's paying us tens of billions of dollars a month.”
Sep 8, 2020 · Rally“You know, we've taken billions and billions and billions of dollars for China -- from China.”
Sep 8, 2020 · Rally“Now it's going back up. I mean it helped that I gave you $28 billion in all fairness, right? That helped. If I didn't do that, and I took it off from China, it was very easy. If I didn't do that, I think, you wouldn't…
Sep 7, 2020 · Press conference“I've taken in billions and billions of dollars from China.”
Sep 7, 2020 · Social post“Gordon Chang: China Seems ‘to Be Favoring Joe Biden‘ in Presidential Election https://t.co/LmXVsqOJzP via @BreitbartNews. Of course they want Biden. I have taken $Billions from China and given it to our Farmers and…
Sep 7, 2020 · Press conference“And, frankly, I don't want to set the world necessarily to thinking too much about it right now, but there's been no country anywhere, at any time, that's ripped us off like China has. We lose billions and billions of…
Sep 4, 2020 · Rally“We've taken in billions of dollars and I've given a big chunk of it, $28 billion, to the farmers who were wrongly targeted by China. And we have a lot of money left over that goes right into our treasury.”
Sep 3, 2020 · Rally“Never has anybody ripped off our nation like China, and I have taken in billions and billions of dollars.”
Aug 31, 2020 · Interview“We're taking in billions of dollars on tariffs.”
Aug 31, 2020 · Rally“We stood up to China. They paid us billions and billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Aug 24, 2020 · Speech“We took in billions from China.”
Aug 24, 2020 · Speech“Biden would be the worst of all of them because his son took out one and a half billion dollars and he gets fees on one and a half billion, which is millions of dollars a year.”
Aug 23, 2020 · Interview“I've taken billions and billions, tens of billions of dollars on taxes out of China.”
Aug 22, 2020 · Interview“We took massive amounts, hundreds of billions of dollars from China in tariffs.”
Aug 21, 2020 · Speech“We've taken in billions and billions of dollars from China.”
Aug 17, 2020 · Rally“We were taking in billions and billions and billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Aug 17, 2020 · Rally“We took in billions of dollars [from China]”
Aug 17, 2020 · Interview“They [China} are living — they are more than living up to it [the trade deal].”
Aug 13, 2020 · Interview“I charge massive tariffs and they pay us -- 100. [China] paid us -- just tens of billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Aug 11, 2020 · Rally“When China targeted our farmers, we provided 28 billion dollars in relief. We got it from China with tariffs on China and they paid for it. We didn't pay for it. They paid for it.”
Aug 11, 2020 · Interview“We're making a lot of money. I was giving a lot of money to farmers. They were targeted. They were targeting farmers. I gave $28 billion. That was the amount. It came all out of China.”
Aug 11, 2020 · Interview“We took in billions and billions of dollars. I gave some of it to the farmers because they were targeted, and I put the rest in the Treasury of the United States.”
Aug 10, 2020 · Remarks“We did a phase one [trade] deal [with China] and it was a wonderful deal. And all of a sudden it means very little in the overall import of things. They should have never allowed what happened to the world [covid-19]…
Aug 7, 2020 · Press conference“I've taken billions -- tens of billions of dollars from China.”
Aug 6, 2020 · Interview“China is just dying to have sleepy Joe back in there because they paid tens of billions of dollars in tariffs and taxes that they never paid before.”
Aug 4, 2020 · Remarks“The farmers are very happy. They've gotten billions and billions of dollars, compliments of China. They were targeted by China and I got them every penny: $28 billion from China. And they're doing well.”
Aug 3, 2020 · Interview“With the tariffs and everything else I did, we would taking in billions of dollars.”
Aug 2, 2020 · Rally“We enacted tariffs of tens of billions of dollars on China and a lot of that money was distributed to our farmers and a lot of our manufacturers.”
Jul 18, 2020 · Rally“I stood up to China and all of the historic tariffs that I've put on have had a tremendous impact. We've taken in hundreds of billions, we've taken in tens of billions of dollars.”
Jul 17, 2020 · Rally“But we have actually -- and you see the numbers, the numbers are very big coming out of China. I made a great deal with China. They're buying 40 billion to 50 billion worth of our farm product, $250 billion overall…
Jul 14, 2020 · Press conference“We've lost hundreds of billions of dollars a year with China and many other countries.”
Jul 14, 2020 · Press conference“They allowed this to happen where hundreds of billions of dollars were taken out of the United States Treasury in order to rebuild China.”
Jul 14, 2020 · Press conference“Billions of dollars have been paid to the United States, of which I've given quite a bit to the farmers and ranchers for our country because they were targeted. And that's been going on for three years. It's the first…
Jul 10, 2020 · Remarks“We are taking billions of dollars from China.”
Jul 4, 2020 · Speech“The power of tariffs being imposed on foreign lands that took advantage of the United States for decades and decades have enabled us to make great trade deals where there were none. Tens of billions of dollars are now…
Jun 25, 2020 · Interview“We're taking in hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of tariffs. And we're not paying for them; China is paying for them, because they devalue their currency.”
Jun 24, 2020 · Social post“Biden failed with China. They took us to the cleaners! I got $Billions out of China, and gave much of it to our targeted farmers!”
Jun 20, 2020 · Rally“Billions, they pay us billions and billions of dollars and they targeted our great farmers and I took the money that they targeted. I took that money and I gave it to the farmers.”
Jun 19, 2020 · Social post“The Democrats are doing totally false advertising. They have done NOTHING for years, including when Sleepy Joe was V.P., and they now have a Fake ad that my China Deal is losing us jobs. Opposite, & China is paying us…
Jun 17, 2020 · Interview“We're taking in right now billions and billions of dollars from China. I gave a lot of it to the farmers, because the farmers were targeted by China.”
Jun 17, 2020 · Interview“They paid us billions of dollars. I gave our farmers $12 billion and $16 billion dollars out of tariffs I took in from China, which were much more than that.”
Jun 15, 2020 · Interview“I've given that money over in the form of taxes that we took in from China and the rest went into our treasury, which was many times that amount.”
Jun 5, 2020 · Remarks“[China is] buying a lot of -- a lot of things. They never had any deal. They just came in and took advantage of the United States. Took out hundreds of billions of dollars a year. ”
Jun 5, 2020 · Press conference“We took in tens of billions of dollars [from China] in tariffs that they paid for...I gave some of that money just a small fraction to our farmers which made them whole, more than whole. That is why they are all in…
May 19, 2020 · Remarks“When China unfairly targeted our farmers, we provided $28 million [billion] in direct assistance. And it came from China, not from our government. ”
May 19, 2020 · Remarks“China devalued their currency in order to pay [U.S. tariffs].”
May 14, 2020 · Interview“I put tariffs on China, and we've taken in tens of billions of dollars.”
May 13, 2020 · Remarks“And we're sending [farmers] billions of dollars of money that we took in from a country that targeted them. Last year, we gave them $16 billion. The year before, we gave them $12 billion. And no other President…
May 3, 2020 · Interview“So we have billions of dollars coming in right now from other countries. We have money coming in. ...As you know, I'm putting taxes on other countries where they've taken advantage of us -- especially, by the way…
May 1, 2020 · Interview“And I've taken in billions and billions of dollars, literally a month.”
Apr 30, 2020 · Remarks“China doesn't want to see me elected, and the reason is that we're getting billions and billions of dollars -- many billions of dollars a month from China.”
Apr 27, 2020 · Press conference“We took in tens of billions of dollars. Gave some of it to the farmers who were unfairly targeted by China.”
Apr 18, 2020 · Press conference“We're getting tens of billions of dollars in tariffs [from China]. … We didn't pay. China paid.”
Apr 15, 2020 · Press conference“China has paid us billions of dollars -- many, many billions of dollars -- in tariffs, which we've distributed -- some to the farmers, because they were targeted....We have a lot of money that we've taken in from…
Apr 10, 2020 · Press conference“China is paying 25 percent, and we've taken in billions and billions and billions of dollars in tariffs from China.”
Apr 3, 2020 · Press conference“Tariffs are a way of evening the score. Tariffs are a way of just neutralizing. They have tariffs on us. And we now can put tariffs on them.”
Mar 31, 2020 · Press conference“They keep talking about tariff payments. And we haven't done that. China is paying us -- we made a deal with China. Under the deal, they're paying us 25 percent on $250 billion, and they pay it.”
Mar 30, 2020 · Interview“Now they're paying us billions of dollars [referring to China]. I tariff them. Nobody thought that was even doable. They're paying us hundreds of billions of dollars.”
Mar 26, 2020 · Press conference“[China is] paying us a lot of money in tariffs and other things...Look, now we're taking in billions of dollars. And we gave some to our farmers because China, you know, they targeted our farmers.”
Mar 18, 2020 · Remarks“Look, China is paying us billions and billions of dollars in tariffs, and there's no reason to do that.”
Mar 5, 2020 · Interview“China is paying us billions and billions of dollars because of what I did to them with tariffs. Billions of dollars -- I mean, to a point where my farmers are in love with me because I took some of that money, gave it…
Feb 25, 2020 · Press conference“We're taking in billions and billions of dollars' worth of tariffs [from China] that we can now use for phase two.”
Feb 25, 2020 · Remarks“So they got targeted from China, and then I took money from China, I gave it to the farmers.”
Feb 21, 2020 · Social post“IF OUR FORMALLY TARGETED FARMERS NEED ADDITIONAL AID UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRADE DEALS WITH CHINA, MEXICO, CANADA AND OTHERS FULLY KICK IN, THAT AID WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PAID FOR OUT OF THE…
Feb 20, 2020 · Rally“We didn't pay for it [the cost of Trump’s tariffs on China], despite the fact that these guys, they like to say they did, we didn't pay for.”
Feb 19, 2020 · Speech“We were taking in tens of billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Feb 10, 2020 · Rally“I also took the strongest-ever action to confront China's massive theft of American jobs, and our strategy worked. Massive tariff and tariff money is pouring in and has poured in, poured in by the billions and…
Feb 7, 2020 · Speech“We became a rocket ship, taking in billions and billions and billions in tariffs, giving a lot of it to our farmers and different people that were targeted. Now we have a deal with China.”
Jan 29, 2020 · Speech“And now [trade with China is] reciprocal. Before, we were being ripped off badly. Now we have a reciprocal relationship, maybe even better than reciprocal for us. ”
Jan 21, 2020 · Speech“For the most part, the tariffs have been left, and we're being paid billions and billions of dollars a year as a country.”
Jan 16, 2020 · Social post“The farmers are really happy with the new China Trade Deal and the soon to be signed deal with Mexico and Canada, but I hope the thing they will most remember is the fact that I was able to take massive incoming…
Jan 9, 2020 · Rally“We are taking billions -- remember what I said? We're not paying for it because China devalued their currency, and they put a lot of money into the pot. We're not paying for it.”
Jan 9, 2020 · Speech“And I think that would've caused tremendous consternation. And they were hit for $12 billion, and I took $12 billion out of the tariffs. We had tens of billions of dollars left over; I gave it to the farmers. The next…
Dec 19, 2019 · Remarks“They're still paying tremendous amounts of tariffs.”
Dec 3, 2019 · Remarks“And I gave the farmers, as you know, $28 billion and had a lot left over. Because the farmers were targeted by China. I gave them $28 billion over a two-year period, and that got them whole. That was everything that…
Dec 2, 2019 · Social post“U.S. Markets are up as much as 21% since the announcement of Tariffs on 3/1/2018 - and the U.S. is taking in massive amounts of money (and giving some to our farmers, who have been targeted by China)!”
Nov 22, 2019 · Interview“We're taking in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Nov 22, 2019 · Interview“Just one thing. So they have it because I said, 'How much have the farmers lost because of China targeting them?' 'Sir? Sixteen million dollars and 12 billion in the previous year,' I gave them 12 billion dollars out…
Nov 22, 2019 · Interview“China took us to the cleaners. He didn't even know that. Biden in the first debate said, 'Oh, these are wonderful people.' Sure, they're wonderful people.”
Nov 20, 2019 · Remarks“We're doing very nicely with China, but I like it the way it is now, because we're taking in billions and billions of dollars, and we're giving some of that money to farmers and others.”
Nov 20, 2019 · Remarks“China wants to make a deal. The question is: Do I want to make a deal? Because I like what's happening right now. We're taking in billions and billions of dollars.”
Nov 19, 2019 · Remarks“[China is] paying us billions and billions. We'll be over a hundred billion dollars in the not-too-distant future”
Nov 19, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking in tremendous -- billions and billions of dollars in tariffs.”
Nov 19, 2019 · Remarks“China is paying us tremendous -- and they're paying for it. Those tariffs are not paid by us.”
Nov 17, 2019 · Social post“Our great Farmers will recieve another major round of “cash,” compliments of China Tariffs, prior to Thanksgiving. The smaller farms and farmers will be big beneficiaries.”
Nov 12, 2019 · Speech“We are taking in billions and billions of dollars in tariffs that China is paying for. We're not paying. China is paying because they're devaluing their currency to such an extent and they're pouring tremendous…
Nov 9, 2019 · Interview“China started to buy again. They're paying -- it's billions and billions of dollars a year in tariffs. They're eating it. We're not paying, they're paying, because they devalue their currency, and they're putting up a…
Nov 9, 2019 · Interview“As you know, I paid $28 billion over the last two years to the farmers, because that's the amount of money that the farmers were targeted, and we had a lot of money left over after that.”
Nov 8, 2019 · Remarks“[China has] devalued their currency and they ate this tariff. We're taking in billions of dollars in tariff money from China.”
Nov 8, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking in billions of dollars [from China].”
Nov 6, 2019 · Interview“Remember when China really targeted the farmers because they were with me, they want to send a message. It didn't work out. I charge China tremendous billions and billions in tariffs. And I gave a lot of that money…
Nov 1, 2019 · Rally“We're talking billions and billions of dollars. And you know what we're doing with some of it? Just a small portion but 100% they're taken care of. Our farmers got $16 billion last year and $12 billion a year before…
Oct 21, 2019 · Interview“Don't forget China's paying us tens of billions of dollars in tariffs, and it's had a huge impact on China.”
Oct 17, 2019 · Rally“We've taken in tens of billions of dollars of tariffs and China's eating the cost because they devalued their currency and they put money out, tens of billions of dollars.”
Oct 17, 2019 · Rally“We lose [money on trade] with everybody but that's all changing now. But we lose $500 billion, not million, $500 million's a lot, right?”
Oct 16, 2019 · Press conference“We've collected tens of billions of dollars of tariffs. We've given some to the farmers, to make them even.”
Oct 16, 2019 · Remarks“We have a lot of money coming into the United States for the first time ever. Tremendous amounts of money in many different forms, including tariffs.”
Oct 10, 2019 · Rally“Hundreds of billions of dollars a year was taken from our country to build China. Not China's fault.”
Oct 9, 2019 · Remarks“I'm very happy right now. We're taking in billions of dollars of tariffs. And despite what the news was saying, there's no inflation. There's not a very big price increase, if any, because they've eaten the tariffs.”
Oct 7, 2019 · Remarks“We've taken in tremendous amounts of money in the form of tariffs from China.”
Oct 7, 2019 · Remarks“China has eaten the cost of those tariffs because they've devalued their currency and they've also pumped a lot of money into their system. ”
Oct 7, 2019 · Remarks“But, in the meantime, we're taking in billions and billions of dollars of tariffs every month and we've never had this.”
Oct 6, 2019 · Social post“.@60Minutes 'forgot' to report that we are helping the great farmers of the USA to the tune of 28 Billion Dollars, for the last two years, paid for out of Tariffs paid to the United States by China for targeting the…
Sep 24, 2019 · Speech“Billions of dollars are being paid to our treasury.”
Sep 20, 2019 · Remarks“The tariffs are coming into us. We're taking in billions and billions of dollars of tariffs. They're devaluing their currency, which means the tariffs are not costing us probably anything, but certainly not very much.”
Sep 20, 2019 · Remarks“Hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of money is coming in from China [because of tariffs] that never came in before.”
Sep 20, 2019 · Remarks“China is being affected very badly. We're not -- we're not being affected. In fact, we're taking in many billions of dollars. And China is eating that. You know, China is eating the tariffs because of the devaluation.”
Sep 16, 2019 · Rally“And we've taken in tens of billions of dollars worth of tariffs and we've given those tariffs -- and by the way, China's eating the tariffs that devalue their currency. ”
Sep 12, 2019 · Speech“We're taking in billions and billions of tariffs. And they're eating the cost. This is not being borne very much by us. They're eating the costs. But we're taking in billions and billions. Money flowing in. We've…
Sep 9, 2019 · Rally“Hundreds of billions of dollars have been and are coming into our country in the form of tariffs, and China’s eating the cost, which the fake news doesn't want to tell you.”
Sep 9, 2019 · Rally“And out of the tens of billions of dollars that we've taken in -- because of the fact that our great American patriot farmers have been targeted by China, they've been targeted, because they know the farmers like…
Sep 6, 2019 · Social post““China is eating the Tariffs.” Billions pouring into USA. Targeted Patriot Farmers getting massive Dollars from the incoming Tariffs! Good Jobs Numbers, No Inflation(Fed). China having worst year in decades. Talks…
Sep 6, 2019 · Social post“China just enacted a major stimulus plan. With all the Tariffs THEY are paying to the USA, Billions and Billions of Dollars, they need it! In the meantime, our Federal Reserve sits back and does NOTHING!”
Sep 4, 2019 · Social post““U.S. Winning Trade War With China In Dollars.” CNBC”
Sep 4, 2019 · Remarks“We have a lot of money because of the tariffs we've taken in. We've taken in tremendous -- many billions of dollars of tariffs from China.”
Sep 1, 2019 · Remarks“It was brought out very strongly today by a number of great economists that, because China has devalued their currency so much, that, in fact, they are actually paying for all of the tariffs. We have -- in addition to…
Aug 31, 2019 · Social post“Just watched Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, and many other Democrats, wanting to give up on our very successful Trade battle with China, which has had its worst Economic year in memory (and getting worse). We are…
Aug 30, 2019 · Remarks“We've taken in billions and billions of dollars from those tariffs [on China].”
Aug 26, 2019 · Press conference“The tariffs have hit them [China] very hard. In a fairly short period of time, the United States will have collected over $100 billion in tariffs. … The prices [for U.S. consumers] have not gone up. Or if they've gone…
Aug 26, 2019 · Remarks“And you know that prices haven't gone up [because of the China tariffs] and there's been no inflation, and we've put a lot of money in the Treasury. And, you know, tens of billions of dollars. And I've given a lot of…
Aug 25, 2019 · Remarks“We're getting a lot of money in tariffs. It's coming in by the billions.”
Aug 25, 2019 · Social post“But from the standpoint of the United States, what they've done is outrageous that Presidents and administrations allowed them to get away with taking hundreds of billions of dollars out every year, putting it into…
Aug 23, 2019 · Social post“Our Country has lost, stupidly, Trillions of Dollars with China over many years. They have stolen our Intellectual Property at a rate of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year, & they want to continue. I won’t let…
Aug 23, 2019 · Remarks“I think our tariffs are very good for us. We're taking in tens of billions of dollars. China is paying for it.”
Aug 23, 2019 · Social post“For many years China (and many other countries) has been taking advantage of the United States on Trade, Intellectual Property Theft, and much more. Our Country has been losing HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year…
Aug 18, 2019 · Remarks“We're not paying for the tariffs; China is paying for the tariffs, for the one-hundredth time. And I understand tariffs work very well. Other countries it may be that if I do things with other countries. But in the…
Aug 18, 2019 · Remarks“The [China] tariffs have cost nothing, in my opinion, or certainly very little. … China is eating the tariffs because of monetary manipulation.”
Aug 18, 2019 · Social post“Import prices down, China eating Tariffs. Helping targeted Farmers from big Tariff money coming in.”
Aug 15, 2019 · Rally“We're taking in billions of dollars in tariffs and again, China's devaluing their currency. They're pouring out money. The prices haven't gone up, so that means we're taking in billions of dollars.”
Aug 15, 2019 · Remarks“The tariffs, we've taken in close to $60 billion in tariff money. And the consumer has not paid for them. Now, at some point, they may have to pay something. But they understand that.”
Aug 15, 2019 · Remarks“The tariffs have really bitten into China. They haven't bitten into us at all -- except for the reporters that want to make it look that way, but they don't understand what's happening.”
Aug 14, 2019 · Social post““So far, you've had Tariffs imposed on 300 Billion Dollars worth of Chinese products, but you can't tell me that it has hurt our economy...& it really hasn't led to any kind of serious rise in prices at the consumer…
Aug 14, 2019 · Social post“Tremendous amounts of money pouring into the United States. People want safety!”
Aug 13, 2019 · Remarks“We're doing this for Christmas season, just in case some of the tariffs would have an impact on U.S. customers, which, so far, they've had virtually none. The only impact has been that we've collected almost $60…
Aug 13, 2019 · Speech“U.S. Steel and all of them, all of them -- they're expanding all over the place. New mills. New expansions. We hadn't have -- we didn't have a new mill built in 30 years, and now we have many of them going up.”
Aug 13, 2019 · Social post“Through massive devaluation of their currency and pumping vast sums of money into their system, the tens of billions of dollars that the U.S. is receiving is a gift from China. Prices not up, no inflation. Farmers…
Aug 9, 2019 · Remarks“The American taxpayer is not paying for it [Trump’s tariffs on China]. We had a big day in stock market yesterday, but the American taxpayer is not paying for it. What China is doing is, by depressing their currency…
Aug 9, 2019 · Remarks“In the case of China, the tariffs have been amazing. We're taking in billions and billions of dollars.”
Aug 7, 2019 · Social post“Three more Central Banks cut rates.” Our problem is not China - We are stronger than ever, money is pouring into the U.S. while China is losing companies by the thousands to other countries, and their currency is…
Aug 6, 2019 · Social post“Massive amounts of money from China and other parts of the world is pouring into the United States for reasons of safety, investment, and interest rates! We are in a very strong position.”
Aug 5, 2019 · Social post“China is intent on continuing to receive the hundreds of Billions of Dollars they have been taking from the U.S. with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation. So one-sided, it should have been stopped many…
Aug 5, 2019 · Social post“Based on the historic currency manipulation by China, it is now even more obvious to everyone that Americans are not paying for the Tariffs – they are being paid for compliments of China, and the U.S. is taking in…
Aug 3, 2019 · Social post“Things are going along very well with China. They are paying us Tens of Billions of Dollars, made possible by their monetary devaluations and pumping in massive amounts of cash to keep their system going. So far our…
Aug 2, 2019 · Remarks“We have to make a much better deal with China. Because, right now, they have a very unfair playing field, and I'm turning it around. So we're getting 25 percent of $250 billion, and now we'll be getting 10 percent of…
Aug 2, 2019 · Remarks“So, China is devaluing their currency and they're also pouring money in. Their currency is going to hell, but they're also pouring money in. And that will totally pay for the tariffs. The tariffs are not being paid…
Aug 1, 2019 · Remarks“So we're taking in many billions of dollars. There's been absolutely no inflation. And frankly, it hasn't cost our consumer anything; it costs China.”
Aug 1, 2019 · Remarks“China, for the last 20 years, has been taking hundreds of billions of dollars out of our country.”
Aug 1, 2019 · Rally“China devalues their currency, they pour money into their system, they pour it in, and because they do that, you're not paying for those tariffs, China's paying for those tariffs.”
Jul 30, 2019 · Interview“We're tariffing [China], we're taking in many, many billions of dollars.”
Jul 30, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking in billions and billions of dollars from China in the form of tariffs. Our people are not paying for it. China reduced their currency. ”
Jul 30, 2019 · Interview“We cannot let China do what they've done to us over the last 25 years. They've taken hundreds of billions of dollars out of our country every single year, hundreds of billions, with a B, not millions, billions.”
Jul 30, 2019 · Remarks“China has been taking out hundreds of billions of dollars a year with our country [because of trade deals].”
Jul 30, 2019 · Remarks“And I will say that the farmers are very grateful. The most they've ever spent on agricultural product is $16 billion. So when they pulled out, I took just a small part of the money that China is paying us, and I gave…
Jul 26, 2019 · Remarks“I don't care, because we're taking in tens of billions of dollars' worth of tariffs. And the farmers are happy because I gave them $16 billion out of the tariffs and had tremendous -- you know, much more than that…
Jul 23, 2019 · Speech“The fact that our former Presidents did nothing about the fact that China was making hundreds of billions of dollars a year. And I guess they didn't see it.”
Jul 19, 2019 · Remarks“I've taken some of the billions of dollars of tariffs that we collect from China. We collect billions and billions of dollars of fees and tariffs, and I gave it to our farmers.”
Jul 16, 2019 · Remarks“We'll see what happens. But we're doing very well economically because [China is] paying us billions and billions and billions of dollars.”
Jul 16, 2019 · Remarks“Twenty-five percent on $250 billion. It's obviously having a very negative -- I don't want it to have a negative impact. Not having any impact on us other than positive, because China devalues their currency, and…
Jul 15, 2019 · Social post“We are receiving Billions of Dollars in Tariffs from China, with possibly much more to come.”
Jul 15, 2019 · Remarks“For our farmers, we've taken in tens of billions of dollars in tariffs from China.”
Jul 12, 2019 · Remarks“What they've let China get away with -- for years and years, China has been ripping us off. They're not ripping us off anymore.”
Jul 12, 2019 · Speech“We're taking in billions and billions of dollars in tariffs. I'm giving billions of dollars back to the farmers because they pinpointed the farmers. ”
Jul 7, 2019 · Remarks“China is paying the tariff. They're devaluing their currency and they're pumping money in. That's paying for the tariff. Our people have not been paying for the tariff.”
Jul 5, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking, by the way, billions and billions of dollars in tariffs are coming in -- and China is paying for it, not our people.”
Jul 1, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking in a fortune from tariffs. … Our Treasury is taking in billions and billions of dollars of money that normally would be for China.”
Jun 30, 2019 · Speech“We're collecting 25 percent on $250 billion, and China is paying for it, as you know, because, as you notice, our inflation hasn't gone up. China has devalued their currency in order to pay for the tariffs.”
Jun 30, 2019 · Speech“We are taking in tremendous dollars from China with the tariffs of goods: $250 billion at 25 percent.”
Jun 29, 2019 · Press conference“We're getting tens of billions of dollars from China coming in [from tariffs].”
Jun 26, 2019 · Interview“Right now we are getting 25 percent on $250 billion worth of goods; nobody ever heard of such a thing. It's massive amounts of money. Don't play -- don't let anyone tell you that we're paying. We're not paying…
Jun 24, 2019 · Interview“They talk about tariffs, we're taking in billions and billions of dollars from China and others.”
Jun 23, 2019 · Social post“When our Country had no debt and built everything from Highways to the Military with CASH, we had a big system of Tariffs. Now we allow other countries to steal our wealth, treasure, and jobs - But no more! The USA is…
Jun 22, 2019 · Remarks“Tariffs are obviously doing very well because we're taking in billions and billions of dollars from China.”
Jun 18, 2019 · Rally“We are taking in billions and billions of dollars into our treasury and companies are leaving China because they want to avoid paying these large tariffs.”
Jun 14, 2019 · Interview“We're taking in billions of dollars a month, Brian, from China [through tariffs]. And by the way, they subsidize their industry, so our people are not paying. You know, there’s this big thing about tariffs. Oh, our…
Jun 14, 2019 · Interview“All of the car companies -- you know, long before I got here, we lost 32 percent of our car industry, our automobile manufacturing business, to Mexico.”
Jun 12, 2019 · Press conference“You know, they keep saying that the American taxpayer is paying for it. No. No. Very little.”
Jun 12, 2019 · Remarks“China is subsidizing those companies, so our people are not paying for it. If you look, our people are not paying for it. China is subsidizing those companies so that people continue to work.”
Jun 11, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking in billions and billions of dollars [from tariffs].”
Jun 11, 2019 · Remarks“China will subsidize companies so our taxpayer is not paying for very much of it. A report came out; they're paying for very little of it.”
Jun 11, 2019 · Speech“And we're taking in, right now, billions and billions of dollars in tariffs, and they're subsidizing product.”
Jun 10, 2019 · Interview“We have put 25% on $250 billion of Chinese goods coming into our country, including $50 billion of high-technology equipment and things. You haven't seen any, or virtually any price increase, because what China does…
Jun 10, 2019 · Interview“They took 30% of our automobile companies. … They moved into Mexico. All of the people got fired. They would all move back if they had to pay a 25% tax or tariff.”
Jun 10, 2019 · Remarks“Right now, we're getting 25 percent on $250 billion worth of goods. That's a lot of money that's pouring into our Treasury. We've never gotten 10 cents from China. Now we're getting a lot of money from China. And I…
Jun 1, 2019 · Social post“Washington Post got it wrong, as usual. The U.S. is charging 25% against 250 Billion Dollars of goods shipped from China, not 200 BD. Also, China is paying a heavy cost in that they will subsidize goods to keep them…
May 30, 2019 · Remarks“China is subsidizing products. So the United States taxpayer is paying for very little of it.”
May 27, 2019 · Press conference“China is subsidizing a lot of industry because -- you know, foolishly, some people said that the American taxpayer is paying the tariffs of China. No, no, no -- it's not that way. They're paying a small percentage…
May 23, 2019 · Remarks“It all comes from China. We'll be taking in, over a period of time, hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs and charges to China....And just so you understand: These tariffs are paid for largely by China.”
May 20, 2019 · Rally“We've got it working again, all over the country, we're building plants and factories like actually never ever before. Nearly two decades ago, the same politicians who gave us NAFTA also voted to admit China into the…
May 20, 2019 · Rally“Upon my inauguration, I inherited one of the worst trade deals ever negotiated. It was ready to be put into action, the Trans-Pacific Partnership that would have destroyed the state of Pennsylvania. The TPP was a gift…
May 20, 2019 · Rally“Under my administration, we're reversing years of failed trade policies that crushed Pennsylvania's middle class. You know that better than anybody, you know it better than anybody what they did to Pennsylvania -- in…
May 14, 2019 · Social post“We are in a much better position now than any deal we could have made. Will be taking in Billions of Dollars, and moving jobs back to the USA where they belong.”
May 14, 2019 · Social post“Our great Patriot Farmers will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of what is happening now. Hopefully China will do us the honor of continuing to buy our great farm product, the best, but if not your Country will be…
May 12, 2019 · Social post“We will be taking in Tens of Billions of Dollars in Tariffs from China. Buyers of product can make it themselves in the USA (ideal), or buy it from non-Tariffed countries...”
May 10, 2019 · Social post“Talks with China continue in a very congenial manner - there is absolutely no need to rush - as Tariffs are NOW being paid to the United States by China of 25% on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods & products. These…
May 9, 2019 · Remarks“So our country can take in $120 billion a year in tariffs, paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us. … It's really paid -- ultimately, it's paid for by -- largely, by China.”
May 1, 2019 · Interview“We lose $68 billion with Japan.”
Apr 27, 2019 · Rally“But I said, if that's not going to happen, we're putting tariffs on the cars, and frankly, we will make more money.”
Apr 26, 2019 · Interview“I'd just like to thank the farmers because you know, we're doing great trade deals and they're going to be among the biggest beneficiaries they've been so patriotic so loyal and they're starting to do really well. And…
Apr 15, 2019 · Remarks“And U.S. Steel -- U.S. has steel. And if you look at -- well, United States Steel has one, but you have many steel companies, they're adding plants all over the country, or they're expanding plants.”
Apr 4, 2019 · Remarks“It will be a much fairer deal for us, because, over the years, we've lost a lot of -- a lot of money to China.”
Apr 4, 2019 · Remarks“But what's more real, initially, is tariffs on the cars coming in -- a 25 percent tariff on the cars being made in Mexico, coming in. You know, Mexico, prior to my becoming President, took close to 30 percent of our…
Mar 29, 2019 · Social post“Mexico has for many years made a fortune off of the U.S., far greater than Border Costs.”
Mar 22, 2019 · Interview“But we're taken in billions and billions of dollars for the first time ever against China in the form of tariffs.”
Mar 20, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking in billions and billions of dollars right now in tariff money [from China]. And for a period of time, that will stay.”
Mar 13, 2019 · Remarks“Right now, we're getting billions and billions of dollars of tariffs paid into our coffers.”
Mar 2, 2019 · Remarks“So the beauty is this. I have $250 billion more to put tariffs on. The numbers are staggering. Billions of dollars right now are pouring into our treasury.”
Feb 28, 2019 · Press conference“You saw trade deficits went down last month and everyone’s trying to figure out why, well, we're taking a lot of tariff money. And it has reduced the trade deficit.”
Feb 25, 2019 · Remarks“China is paying us, right now, billions and billions of dollars of tariffs a month. Every month, billions of dollars. I love it. Personally, I love it. But they're paying billions of dollars.”
Feb 19, 2019 · Remarks“We're taking in a lot of money coming into our Treasury from tariffs and various things, including the steel dumping.”
Feb 18, 2019 · Speech“In the meantime, billions and billions of dollars are coming into our Treasury. It's very simple.”
Feb 16, 2019 · Social post“Billions of Dollars are being paid to the United States by China in the form of Trade Tariffs!”
Feb 15, 2019 · Speech“We've been losing, on average, $375 billion a year with China. A lot of people think it's $506 billion. Some people think it's much more than that.”
Feb 15, 2019 · Speech“We're having many billions of dollars pouring into our Treasury. We've never had that before with China.”
Feb 12, 2019 · Remarks“The tariffs [on China] are bringing a tremendous amount of money to our Treasury.”
Feb 11, 2019 · Rally“Those tariffs are costing them a lot of money and they're going into our Treasury, remember that, we're filling up with billions of dollars.”
Feb 5, 2019 · Speech“Therefore, we recently imposed tariffs on $250 billion dollars of Chinese goods — and now our Treasury is receiving billions of dollars.”
Jan 31, 2019 · Remarks“Nucor and U.S. Steel and so many of these companies, they're building many, many plants all over the United States.”
Jan 30, 2019 · Interview“You know, billions of dollars are being poured into our treasury. Billions. We never had five cents come into our treasury.”
Jan 24, 2019 · Remarks“Because we can't lose almost $800 billion on trade, like has been done for many years.”
Jan 23, 2019 · Remarks“They're paying billions of dollars to the United States Treasury. First time we've ever done that. First time we've ever had money coming the other way from China. It's always been a one-way street.”
Jan 19, 2019 · Remarks“There were some false reports about sanctions [tariffs] being removed, we have taken in tremendous amounts of money into the United States because of the sanctions.”
Jan 14, 2019 · Speech“With China, every year, for many years, we're losing $375 billion -- not million, billion dollars....It's really more than that, but that's like the conservative number. I think it's $504 [billion]. But I'm giving you…
Jan 6, 2019 · Remarks“The tariffs have absolutely hurt China very badly. But our country is taking in a lot of money through tariffs. A lot of money. A lot of tariffs; steel-dumping tariffs and others. But I think China wants to get it…
Jan 4, 2019 · Press conference“We've taken in billions and billions of dollars in tariffs from China, and from others.”
Jan 3, 2019 · Social post“The United States Treasury has taken in MANY billions of dollars from the Tariffs we are charging China and other countries that have not treated us fairly. In the meantime we are doing well in various Trade…
Nov 30, 2018 · Interview“Well, I think they're going to have less money than they have right now, because the deal that I make, and if you look at -- we have $250 billion right now at 25 percent. That means we're going to be taking in…
Nov 29, 2018 · Remarks“I think we're very close to doing something with China, but I don't know that I want to do it because what we have right now is billions and billions of dollars coming into the United States in the form of tariffs or…
Nov 29, 2018 · Social post“Billions of Dollars are pouring into the coffers of the U.S.A. because of the Tariffs being charged to China, and there is a long way to go. If companies don't want to pay Tariffs, build in the U.S.A. Otherwise, lets…
Nov 26, 2018 · Rally“Trillions of dollars were ripped from our nation and redistributed all across the globe. We've distributed money, and we've distributed our wealth. It's been ripped away from us. It's been taken and given to China and…
Nov 16, 2018 · Remarks“We have tariffs coming in on $250 billion worth of goods. And these are -- we're talking about billions and billions of dollars a month will flow into our country, and has already started flowing into our country that…
Nov 5, 2018 · Interview“We want to be fair, but we want to get a good deal for us for a change, because we lose $500 billion a year with China, and we can't do that any longer.”
Nov 5, 2018 · Interview“Billions and billions of dollars coming into our treasury, and I'm very happy with that, but they want to make a deal, and we might make a deal.”
Nov 3, 2018 · Rally“You have to see, U.S. Steel, what they're doing... new core, building new plants, expanding old plants.”
Nov 3, 2018 · Rally“We'll get the money from making good deals on trade. We got plenty of money coming in now. Those trade deals are phenomenal. We took them from being horrible to phenomenal.”
Nov 2, 2018 · Rally“We're putting billions of dollars in our Treasury because we're charging 25 percent tax on those people that dump their steel.”
Nov 2, 2018 · Rally“The head of U.S. steel called up, he said I've never said anything like it -- what you've been able to do in such a short part of time. They're building seven new plants, they're expanding plants.”
Nov 1, 2018 · Rally“U.S. Steel is now building seven plants.”
Oct 31, 2018 · Remarks“U.S. Steel is building many plants and expanding many plants.”
Oct 31, 2018 · Rally“Earlier this month, I announced that we are replacing the horrible NAFTA deal with an incredible brand-new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. USMCA, folks, USMCA. Great deal.”
Oct 27, 2018 · Rally“US Steel is bringing back many plants. You know that. And they're opening up some new ones.”
Oct 27, 2018 · Interview“For the farmers -- you remember this: from the time I was elected, if you go back 15 years before, the farmers had been on a constant decline. Now, they're starting to go up.”
Oct 26, 2018 · Remarks“So when I took office, trade -- we lost $807 billion that year on trade, think of it. $807 billion, nobody even knows what it is, what does that mean?”
Oct 17, 2018 · Remarks“And on trade, as an example, almost $800 billion a year has been lost for many years.”
Oct 13, 2018 · Rally“The steel mills are opening up, U.S. Steel, Nucor. They're all opening up their steel mills.”
Oct 10, 2018 · Rally“U.S. Steel is opening and expanding seven different plants and spending a tremendous -- billions of dollars doing it.”
Oct 9, 2018 · Interview“Look, the farmers for 15 years, it's been trending down, down, down. You take a look at soybeans, if you go back five years from when I won from the election.”
Oct 9, 2018 · Remarks“In a period of six months, since we started doing what I'm doing, the steel industry has literally revived. U.S. Steel is opening up eight plants.”
Oct 6, 2018 · Rally“You didn't even realize it, that was so -- 50,000 plants and factories emptied out, millions and millions of jobs lost, so we negotiated a new deal.”
Oct 6, 2018 · Interview“We're now working on China, and our farmers are going to do great, because our farmers have not done well over the last 15 years. You know, if you look at even soybeans, from five years before the election, they were…
Oct 1, 2018 · Press conference“[NAFTA] lost vast amounts of money, and lost 4.1 million manufacturing jobs, and 1 in 4 auto jobs. Lost about 25 percent of our auto jobs -- even more than that.”
Oct 1, 2018 · Press conference“U.S. Steel is building eight or nine plants. They're expanding plants.”
Oct 1, 2018 · Press conference“Over the last five years, we've averaged $800 billion-a-year loss on trade. How dumb is that?”
Sep 26, 2018 · Remarks“You look at what's happened to soybean prices over the last five years before the election. They went down 50 percent.”
Sep 26, 2018 · Press conference“U.S. Steel is opening up a minimum of eight plants. Nucor is opening up plants. Billion-dollar plants, in some cases. So what's happening with the steel industry is very exciting to me. It's being rebuilt overnight.”
Sep 20, 2018 · Interview“Our farmers are great, and our farmers are starting to do very well again.”
Sep 7, 2018 · Interview“Well, you have to remember [farmers have] been worried for 15 years. For 15 years they haven't been doing well and for 15 years, they've really been hurt by the trade practices of other countries.”
Sep 7, 2018 · Interview“Well, it's not bad for them, because if you look at, as an example soybeans, they dropped 50 percent five years before my election, they came down 50 percent, and now they're about the same as, what I was talking…
Sep 7, 2018 · Interview“If you look at soybeans and I tell this often, five years before my election, it cut in half, okay?So five years -- before the election, before that great day in November, two years ago, soybeans went down like this.…
Sep 7, 2018 · Interview“If you look at farms over 15 years, before I got here, 15 years, they've been going down.”
Sep 7, 2018 · Remarks“I was with US Steel, they're, opening up eight plants.”
Sep 7, 2018 · Remarks“But U.S. Steel is opening up eight plants, Nucor and others are opening up plants. Some of them are spending close to $1 billion on a brand new plant. ”
Sep 7, 2018 · Interview“And remember this: before my election, if you look at soybeans, five years before my election they dropped 5 -- or down -- each year, they were dropping down 10 and 15 percent. They ended up dropping 50 percent, and…
Aug 31, 2018 · Remarks“U.S. Steel is opening up at least eight new plants.”
Aug 30, 2018 · Interview“You call up the head of U.S. Steel, chief executive officer, what’s his name? Great guy. He’s – he’s opening up six or seven plants, he’s going to open up others, he’s spending billions of dollars.”
Aug 30, 2018 · Rally“U.S. Steel. And U.S. Steel is opening up at least seven plants, and they're going to be spending billions of dollars building new stuff.”
Aug 30, 2018 · Interview“Last year, we lost $800 billion on trade. Because of bad trade deals.”
Aug 28, 2018 · Social post“I smile at Senators and others talking about how good free trade is for the U.S. What they don’t say is that we lose Jobs and over 800 Billion Dollars a year on really dumb Trade Deals....and these same countries…
Aug 24, 2018 · Speech“Farmers were down from 15 years. They've been having just a downward spiral.”
Aug 24, 2018 · Speech“Did you see where soybeans now is slightly higher than when I started -- you know, everybody was saying, oh, that's the end -- soybeans are going up. Even I said how did that happen? That's like a great -- how good is…
Aug 21, 2018 · Rally“United States Steel announced a massive infusion of cash. They're opening up seven different plants. Other steel companies all over the country, they're opening up plants.”
Aug 16, 2018 · Remarks“Our farmers have been hurt for 15 and 20 years. They've been -- a lot of bad things were happening. And I talk about soybeans, where, prior to my election -- if you go five years back, soybean prices were cut by 50…
Aug 13, 2018 · Remarks“U.S. Steel is opening up, I think, eight plants.”
Aug 7, 2018 · Remarks“What's happened to steel in the United States, where we have plants opening up literally on a daily basis.”
Aug 4, 2018 · Rally“United States Steel is building or renovating or improving over seven new plants. They never thought they'd see a day when this happened.”
Aug 2, 2018 · Rally“U.S. Steel is opening up seven plants.”
Aug 2, 2018 · Rally“In the numbers that were just released — the reporters didn’t cover this one — to me it was maybe more important than the 4.1 [percent growth in the gross domestic product], because we’re going to be doing a lot…
Aug 1, 2018 · Interview“You look at farm and farming, it's been going down for 15 years. Soybeans, five years before the election, was cut in half! The price was cut in half.”
Aug 1, 2018 · Remarks“The steel mills are opening. … United States Steel just announced another two plants. They're up to eight.”
Jul 31, 2018 · Rally“U.S. Steel just announced they are building six new steel mills.”
Jul 31, 2018 · Remarks“Last quarter, as you know, our GDP grew 4.1 percent and I think it’s going to go a lot higher than that. ... $52 billion trade deficit reduction.”
Jul 30, 2018 · Press conference“We've had numbers that nobody believed possible, especially if you look at one particular fact that was not reported very much. Trade deficit, $52 billion reduction in the trade deficit for the quarter.”
Jul 29, 2018 · Social post“The biggest and best results coming out of the good GDP report was that the quarterly Trade Deficit has been reduced by $52 Billion and, of course, the historically low unemployment numbers, especially for African…
Jul 27, 2018 · Interview“That’s so important, a $52 billion drop in trade deficits, that hasn’t happened for decades.”
Jul 27, 2018 · Remarks“Half of them had tears coming down because we opened a tremendous United States Steel plant. They’re opening up seven other plants.”
Jul 26, 2018 · Remarks“We have a very big deficit with Canada -- trade deficit, although they don't like to say that. But on one of their pieces of paper that they give out with the Canadian flag -- and I love Canada, by the way. I have to…
Jul 26, 2018 · Speech“U.S. Steel is opening up seven plants and expanding.”
Jul 26, 2018 · Speech“Our trade deficit ballooned to $817 billion. Think of that. We lost $817 billion a year over the last number of years in trade.”
Jul 26, 2018 · Speech“For decades, the United States was the piggy bank that everybody was robbing. We were the big, dumb piggy bank. And everybody was robbing us blind, the whole world. The United States had racked up $13 trillion in…
Jul 24, 2018 · Speech“Last year, our country lost 817 billion -- with a "B" -- dollars on trade. We lost $817 billion.”
Jul 24, 2018 · Social post“Every time I see a weak politician asking to stop Trade talks or the use of Tariffs to counter unfair Tariffs, I wonder, what can they be thinking? Are we just going to continue and let our farmers and country get…
Jul 23, 2018 · Speech“U.S. Steel now is opening up six plants, and they're expanding in other plants, and we're very proud of that.”
Jul 1, 2018 · Interview“But if you look at what's happened to steel and aluminum, we practically built a new industry in a period of four, five months. It is incredible, what's happening.”
Jun 29, 2018 · Remarks“United States Steel -- the head called me up two days ago. He said, 'It's the most incredible thing that we've ever seen. We haven't expanded in 30 years. We haven't done anything remotely like expansion. And we're…
Jun 29, 2018 · Remarks“Solar panels, 32 plants. It's a new industry, so they weren't old. Thirty-two plants all over the country. Two were open; the rest had gone out of business. Now, those two -- and those two were in bad shape. Now…
Jun 28, 2018 · Rally“U.S. Steel called me up. They're expanding or opening six plants. They haven't done that in 35 years.”
Jun 27, 2018 · Rally“We put tariffs on solar panels because China was flooding the market and it wasn't good stuff. We had 32 plants. Two were open and they were barely breathing. They were mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. We put a 30…
Jun 27, 2018 · Rally“United States Steel is opening up six plants....So, we have jobs, we have a vibrant industry, in a short -- the head of United States Steel called me the other day. And he said, "Mr. President, I'd like to thank you.…
Jun 27, 2018 · Rally“United States Steel is opening up six plants through expansion and new.”
Jun 26, 2018 · Remarks“U.S. Steel just announced they’re expanding or building six new facilities.”
Jun 26, 2018 · Remarks“Solar panels -- we put tariffs on solar panels, 30 percent. They were all being made in China, we had 32 different factories. Now they're starting to open again. Plants -- new plants, because solar's pretty new…
Jun 25, 2018 · Rally“Last year on trade, our country lost $817 billion with a B, billion dollars, 817. We lost $817 billion, who the hell can do that? I mean, we don't have to be perfect, we don't even have to get it down to zero, but we…
Jun 23, 2018 · Remarks“We lost, last year, $800 billion -- with a 'b' -- $800 billion on trade. … It's $817 billion, to be exact.”
Jun 23, 2018 · Interview“United States Steel is now expanding and opening six new plants.”
Jun 23, 2018 · Remarks“United States Steel is expanding. We're building brand new plants and beautiful new expansions. They haven't done it in 35 years.”
Jun 23, 2018 · Rally“Have you been seeing what's going on with our steel industry. We put steel tariffs on. U.S. Steel is now building six plants are expanding. The steel company today announced a 500-million-dollar plant, and that's…
Jun 22, 2018 · Social post“Steel is coming back fast! U.S. Steel is adding great capacity also. So are others.”
Jun 20, 2018 · Remarks“You know, solar panels were -- it was dead. They were all coming in from China and putting our companies out of business and not high quality, either. It was not what we want. And we had, I believe, 32 plants and…
Jun 20, 2018 · Remarks“And I will tell you, I've had -- the head of U.S. Steel called me the other day, and he said, we're opening up six major facilities and expanding facilities that have never been expanded. They haven't been opened in…
Jun 14, 2018 · Social post“Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax…
Jun 12, 2018 · Press conference“We have a big trade deficit with Canada, I was reading, where, oh, it's actually a surplus. Not a surplus. It's either 17, but it could actually be 100. You know, they put out a document. I don't know if you saw it.…
Jun 12, 2018 · Press conference“The number are out. Over the last couple of years, and over the last many years -- but over the last couple of years, this country has lost $800 billion on trade with other countries, the biggest one being China.…
Jun 10, 2018 · Social post“Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax…
Jun 9, 2018 · Press conference“At the top of the list was the issue of trade — a very important subject — because the United States has been taken advantage of for decades and decades, and we can't do that anymore. ... Last year, they lost…
May 17, 2018 · Remarks“We lost $800 billion on trade last year, if you add it all up, of which China was around the $500 billion mark. So we lost $800 billion. Can you believe that? Is that an amazing thing to even think about? We lost $800…
Mar 8, 2018 · Remarks“And by the way, it went on with solar panels, which we did three months ago, and washing machines, where they were dumping washing machines all over our country, and now, they're expanding plants to make washing…
Mar 5, 2018 · Remarks“We lost, over the last number of years, $800 billion a year. Not a half a million dollars, not 12 cents. We lost $800 billion a year on trade. Not going to happen. ”
Jan 23, 2018 · Remarks“We’ll be making solar products now much more so in the United States. Our companies have been decimated, and those companies are going to be coming back strong. … A lot of workers; a lot of jobs.”
Jan 11, 2018 · Interview“We lose $71 billion in trade deficits with Mexico.”
Dec 28, 2017 · Interview“We lost $71 billion a year with Mexico, can you believe it?”
Dec 28, 2017 · Interview“$17 billion with Canada — Canada says we broke even. But they don’t include lumber and they don’t include oil. Oh, that’s not. My friend Justin he says, 'No, no, we break even.' I said, ‘Yeah, but you’re not including…
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.”
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.”
Nov 11, 2017 · Remarks“Look, we have a $71 billion trade deficit with Mexico.”
Oct 22, 2017 · Interview“We lose with Mexico almost 70 in terms of trade deficits, almost $70 billion a year.”
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. ”
Mar 20, 2017 · Rally“Last year, our country lost almost $800 billion in trade.”