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Border so in theory there's a trade deficit in goods of $17.5 billion. that would be interesting if america and canada were primarily manufacturing industries, but they're not. we do a lot in services. in 2017, we exported 58.7 billion of services, imported $32.8 for a $25.9 billion trade surplus with canada. you add up that trade deficit and that trade surplus and you have a $17 -- you have $8.4 billion trade surplus. so that's the important part. it is not a trade deficit as donald trump continues to claim. joining us now to take a closer look is mary scott greenwood, the ce oco of the canad...

Think finance, media, technology. the u.s. services trade surplus with canada was $25.9 billion in 2017. wolf? >> all right, christine, thanks very much. christine romans with that. let's bring in new jersey senator bob menendez, the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you, wolf. >> what's your response to the president dragging during the closed door fund raiser in st. louis to republican big shots about not knowing trade facts and admitting lying to the canadian prime minister justin trudeau. >> >> well, it's pretty outrageou...

Toys and food and gift baskets. people feel safer going into the stores. we haven't had one of those credit card breaches. they're chipping their cards instead of swiping, so they feel safer with that. >> you're absolutely right, we haven't heard those stories recently. how about in the cards. people will be using those gift cards for discounted merchandise, right? >> oh, absolutely. i've gotten a few, and people during the holiday season give gift cards to the tune of $25.9 billion. that's from the national retail federation. so if you can imagine, that is a massive amount of gift cards, and ...

Likely a proposal to extract an extra $25.9 billion from air travelers over the next 10 years. eight billion of that would go to take care of security. 18 billion would go towards deficit reduction. but airline travelers who take the hit, bill. bill: didn't see that one coming. the president wants to extend unemployment benefits. is that a deal-maker or a deal-breaker? >> it could be a deal-breaker depending how hard the president pushes and how hard democrats push for it in the senate and in the house. at the moment, come january, 1.3 million people who are receiving unemployment benefits now...