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Fact-check: “Trump said tariffs cut the trade deficit with China”
Verdict: Partly True (68% confidence)
The attribution part checks out — Trump and his administration did say tariffs were cutting the trade deficit with China, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testified on July 22, 2026 that the goods deficit with China fell to $200 billion in 2025, the lowest since 2005. The bilateral U.S.-China goods deficit did fall sharply from its 2018 peak of over $380 billion, so the narrow claim about the China-specific deficit has real data behind it. But economists and trade analysts note the…
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