1 People 1554 Fact-checks 703 Articles People (1) U.S. Trade Representative Fact-checks (1554) Don Beyer stated on November 08, 2016 in an interview.: "We have trade agreements with 20 countries, and we have trade surpluses with each one of those 20." By Warren Fiske• November 28, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2016 in an economic speech in Warren, Mich.: "I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there." By Louis Jacobson• August 12, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.” By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2016 in a speech in Monessen, Penn.: "As Bernie Sanders said, Hillary Clinton ‘voted for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions, millions of jobs.’ " By Linda Qiu• June 29, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 01, 2018 in a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion." By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2018 Sherrod Brown stated on November 11, 2010 in a news release: More than 10 years of free trade "has brought a $2 billion per day trade deficit." By Stephen Koff• November 22, 2010 Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." By Louis Jacobson, Taylor Leighton• June 28, 2016 Paul Ryan stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority. By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2015 Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech: "Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States." By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2010 Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Our trade deficit in goods reached nearly … $800 billion last year alone." By Lauren Carroll• July 22, 2016 Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2020 Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." By Jon Greenberg• April 23, 2015 Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." By John Kruzel• May 1, 2017 Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2018 in in a news conference: "Last year we lost $500 billion on trade with China." By John Kruzel• March 28, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs." By Linda Qiu• April 10, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in the Republican debate in Miami: "I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP." By Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2016 Russ Feingold stated on September 30, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: "According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals." By Dave Umhoefer• October 12, 2010 Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year." By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2018 Jeff Flake stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion." By Miriam Valverde• April 28, 2017 Articles (703) Trade and tariffs in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report By Manuela Tobias• September 24, 2018 Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said? By Manuela Tobias• December 1, 2018 Does the U.S. have a 'massive' trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said? By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2017 Donald Trump's dubious attack on U.S.-Canada trade By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2018 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016 Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade? By Louis Jacobson• April 9, 2025 Was NAFTA 'worst trade deal ever'? Few agree By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2016 Fact-checking claims about how trade deals become law By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 5 fact-checks about foreign trade, TPP, and China By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 12, 2016 Cap and trade legislation stalls in the Senate By Angie Drobnic Holan, Lukas Pleva• July 26, 2010 Why many Democrats have supported the USMCA deal By Bill McCarthy• January 15, 2020 Tim Ryan targets China's trade practices By Sabrina Eaton• March 16, 2012 Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2025 Fact-checking the April 10 Sunday shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 What is the Court of International Trade, which ruled against Trump’s tariffs? By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2025 PolitiFact fact-checks the April 10 shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 The Gulf Coast oil spill and cap and trade By Robert Farley• June 4, 2010 What’s the manufacturing job killer, automation or trade? By Jon Greenberg• October 16, 2019 Fact-checking the June 14 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2015 Election Day signals the end for cap and trade By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 8, 2010
Don Beyer stated on November 08, 2016 in an interview.: "We have trade agreements with 20 countries, and we have trade surpluses with each one of those 20." By Warren Fiske• November 28, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2016 in an economic speech in Warren, Mich.: "I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there." By Louis Jacobson• August 12, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.” By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2016 in a speech in Monessen, Penn.: "As Bernie Sanders said, Hillary Clinton ‘voted for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions, millions of jobs.’ " By Linda Qiu• June 29, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 01, 2018 in a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion." By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2018 Sherrod Brown stated on November 11, 2010 in a news release: More than 10 years of free trade "has brought a $2 billion per day trade deficit." By Stephen Koff• November 22, 2010 Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." By Louis Jacobson, Taylor Leighton• June 28, 2016 Paul Ryan stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority. By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2015 Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech: "Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States." By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2010 Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Our trade deficit in goods reached nearly … $800 billion last year alone." By Lauren Carroll• July 22, 2016 Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2020 Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." By Jon Greenberg• April 23, 2015 Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." By John Kruzel• May 1, 2017 Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2018 in in a news conference: "Last year we lost $500 billion on trade with China." By John Kruzel• March 28, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs." By Linda Qiu• April 10, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in the Republican debate in Miami: "I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP." By Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2016 Russ Feingold stated on September 30, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: "According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals." By Dave Umhoefer• October 12, 2010 Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year." By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2018 Jeff Flake stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion." By Miriam Valverde• April 28, 2017
Trade and tariffs in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report By Manuela Tobias• September 24, 2018 Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said? By Manuela Tobias• December 1, 2018 Does the U.S. have a 'massive' trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said? By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2017 Donald Trump's dubious attack on U.S.-Canada trade By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2018 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016 Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade? By Louis Jacobson• April 9, 2025 Was NAFTA 'worst trade deal ever'? Few agree By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2016 Fact-checking claims about how trade deals become law By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 5 fact-checks about foreign trade, TPP, and China By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 12, 2016 Cap and trade legislation stalls in the Senate By Angie Drobnic Holan, Lukas Pleva• July 26, 2010 Why many Democrats have supported the USMCA deal By Bill McCarthy• January 15, 2020 Tim Ryan targets China's trade practices By Sabrina Eaton• March 16, 2012 Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2025 Fact-checking the April 10 Sunday shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 What is the Court of International Trade, which ruled against Trump’s tariffs? By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2025 PolitiFact fact-checks the April 10 shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 The Gulf Coast oil spill and cap and trade By Robert Farley• June 4, 2010 What’s the manufacturing job killer, automation or trade? By Jon Greenberg• October 16, 2019 Fact-checking the June 14 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2015 Election Day signals the end for cap and trade By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 8, 2010
