President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. has “large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada,” which isn’t accurate. The U.S. actually runs a small trade surplus with Canada, and the deficit with Mexico isn’t all that large, relatively speaking.
Issues: trade deficit
FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union
Trump’s Numbers
Obama’s Final Numbers
Trump’s 100-Day Boasts
Groundhog Friday
Groundhog Friday
FactChecking the Second Presidential Debate
Groundhog Friday
This week’s wrap-up of repeated claims includes several we heard during the parties’ national conventions.