Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said today that while President Trump “may not blame China” for the U.S. trade deficit, he does – “and so do millions of Americans who voted for him and others who have lost their jobs at the hands of China’s rapacious trade policies.”
[Daily News | November 10, 2017 | Inside US Trade]
Schumer’s statement was issued in response to reports that Trump, in China, lamented the size of the trade deficit with Beijing – and called again for its reduction – but said he did not blame China for acting in its interests in dealing with prior U.S. administrations. “After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens?” Trump said. “I give China great credit.”
