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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Megha Bahree

MYSTERIOUS: The trade surplus that trump never mentions - What They Never Told You

President Donald Trump aims to impose 'reciprocal' tariffs on most US trading partners [File: Brendan Smialowski/AFP]

In justifying his latest tariffs announcement, President Donald Trump complains of unfair trade deficits, saying the US has been “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other countries for decades.

He has blamed China for exploiting the United States through unfair trade agreements, condemned Canada’s high tariffs on American dairy as unacceptable, and criticized Cambodia for imposing excessive tariffs and benefiting at the US’s expense for years.

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