Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2018 a White House press event:

"Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion."

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost thousands of plants."

By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018

Sonny Perdue
stated on July 26, 2018 a press release:

"America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs."

By Manuela Tobias • August 9, 2018

Bloggers
stated on July 31, 2018 a blog post:

Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense."

By Bill McCarthy • August 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2018 rally in Tampa:

"U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills."

By Manuela Tobias • August 2, 2018

The Other 98%
stated on July 24, 2018 a Facebook post:

"Trump just gave a $12 billion bailout to farmers hurt by his failed tariffs. This will cost every household in the U.S. $95 … Trump is borrowing the money from China since his tax cuts blew a trillion dollar hole in the deficit."

By Lucia Geng • August 1, 2018

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on July 24, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says Sen. Joe Donnelly’s "family got caught outsourcing jobs to Mexico, and ‘Mexico Joe’ profited up to $80,000."

By Katie Akin • July 26, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 20, 2018 a tweet:

"The price of soybeans has fallen 50% since 5 years before the election. A big reason is bad (terrible) trade deals with other countries."

By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2018 a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.:

"The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 8, 2018 a tweet:

"Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"

By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2018

Kevin McCarthy
stated on June 3, 2018 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

"If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets."

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2018

Ben Sasse
stated on May 31, 2018 a statement:

"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."

By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2018

Mike Braun
stated on April 30, 2018 GOP debate:

Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals."

By Manuela Tobias • May 4, 2018

Don Blankenship
stated on May 1, 2018 a debate:

"Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."

By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2018 a press conference:

"The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year."

By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on April 9, 2018 in a tweet:

"When a car is sent to the United States from China, there is a Tariff to be paid of 2 1/2%. When a car is sent to China from the United States, there is a Tariff to be paid of 25%."

By John Kruzel • April 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 23, 2018 in a news conference:

"Last year we lost $500 billion on trade with China."

By John Kruzel • March 28, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 a private fundraising appearance:

In Japan, "they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated."

By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 15, 2018 a tweet:

"We do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive)."

By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2018

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