Washington: President Donald Trump continues to insist the United States has a trade
deficit with Canada, following news reports that he claimed at a
fundraiser about talking trade with the country's prime minister without
knowing all the facts.
Trump says on Twitter Thursday: "We do
have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries
(some of them massive). PM Justin Trudeau of Canada, a very good guy,
doesn't like saying that Canada has a Surplus vs the U.S.(negotiating),
but they do...they almost all do...and that's how I know!" Trump, who
routinely inflates trade deficits, has previously complained about a
trade deficit with Canada even though the U.S. runs an overall surplus
with that country when the value of services is included in the
calculation.