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Trump detests the U.S. trade deficit. Here's what it means.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the nation’s trade deficit, which the Commerce Department reported Wednesday reached a new record high. But the same Commerce report showed the value of American exports had also hit a new record, …