Trump's trade deficit claims overstated
Through President Donald Trump's first full 10 months in office, the cumulative U.S. trade deficit in goods and services was down 3.9% from the same period in 2024. His claim that he has "slashed our trade deficit by 77%" appears to compare the monthly trade deficit in January 2025 to the deficit nine months later in October. The post Trump’s Selective Comparison Overstates Trade Deficit Decline appeared first on FactCheck.org.