MSNBC The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell September 4, 2019 02:05:00
China, even though it was intended to improve the trade balance. but it's not just china. the deficit has increased with most of our other trade partners, too. among the u.s. '15 biggest trading partners, the trade balance has moved in the wrong direction for trump in ten of those countries between 2016 and 2018, while the aggregate trade deficit has jumped from $503 billion to $628 billion. "the new york times" reports the american manufacturing sector contracted last month. a key measure showed on tuesday heightening fears that the trade war with china could bring on a recession. the last te...