It's impossible to overstate how stupid Trump's view of trade is. He literally thinks that if you, American consumer, buy a TV that's made in China, you've "lost money," even though you got a TV in exchange for your dollars (at a very fair price).

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar): Trump: "We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we're essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we're saving hundreds of billions of dollars. It's very simple."

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