Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180305:03:09:00
>> i think what he's talking about is we have a big trade deficit with the rest of the world. our cumulative deficit equals the cumulative surplus of the rest of the world. they, therefore, have much more at risk in a trade war than we do. that's what i believe he was meaning to say. >> but is that the case? you slap this on steel, there are more jobs in this country based on using steel to make a product versus the number of jobs you may save in the steel industry itself. >> sure, but that makes an implicit assumption that's false. and the false assumption is that just because there are more ...