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“Trade” said in 17 of 34 transcripts, 77 times.
Counted forms: trade, trades, trade's.
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May 15, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…situation. Six months ago, we were losing $5 billion a day on trade. Now we're making money on trade. Don't forget, we were losing a…
May 6, 2025 Meeting 11 times
…it was a very positive step from NAFTA. NAFTA was the worst trade deal in the history of our country—probably in the history of…
…turn. And you know, we lost a trillion dollars to China on trade because of an incompetent President that we had, who preceded me—grossly…
…they're suffering greatly. Their economy is suffering greatly because they're not doing trade with the U.S., and they made most of their money off the…
Apr 30, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…for allowing it to happen, where our country was ripped off on trade. Hundreds of billions of dollars. And now we're doing better than we've…
…were losing $4- to $5- to even $6 billion a day on trade with Biden, and now we have it down to a very manageable…
…not just talking about Biden. That's been the worst. I mean, the trade deficits and everything else, he's been the worst. But he had no…
Apr 24, 2025 Meeting 11 times
…country. And we've had talks on the war with Ukraine-Russia and trade. We're doing very well, I think, on both. We've had some pretty…
…very important. Meetings are taking place right now. Additionally, we talked about trade, and we will definitely—we get along very well on trade. We'll…
…to benefit also. So we're going to have a good relationship on trade, and we discussed other things also. But, Mr. Prime Minister, it's an…
Apr 24, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…and, in particular, now with this leadership. But we'll be talking about trade and other things, and I think we're going to come to a…
Apr 17, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…have a great relationship between Italy and ourselves. And we talked about trade. We talked about many, many things during our luncheon. And she'll be…
…amounts of money with the tariffs. We were treated very unfairly on trade, and the countries are getting—having a hard time getting used to…
…losing a lot of money under Biden—trillions of dollars, trillions—on trade. And now that's—that whole tide has turned. We're making a lot…
Apr 17, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…as countries, we have a very good relationship. Oh, there'll be a trade deal, a hundred percent. Oh, why? You think there won't be? Of…
…to make one very, very much, and we're going to make a trade deal. I fully expect it, but it will be a fair deal…
…other countries. Yes, we're doing very well, and we're moving along on trade very well. The United States was ripped off and taken advantage of…
Apr 14, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…that we've ever had, the most enthusiasm we—great enthusiasm. And on trade and other things, we're doing great. We're taking in billions and billions…
…We lost, with China, over the Biden years, trillions of dollars on trade. Trillions of dollars. And he let them fleece us, and we can't…
…The European Union was formed to hurt the United States and—on trade. And they get us on NATO because they don't pay their bills…
Apr 10, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…I say, "Can you send over about 200 lawyers and work on trade?" She's working on criminal stuff, and I think that's going to be…
…use these—these very prestigious firms to help us out with the trade, because, you know, we have a lot of countries. But we want…
…that's a little bit of a defensive deal, but I'm talking about trade deals. It's the same thing. They're so bad, you would say, "How…
Apr 7, 2025 Meeting 15 times
…and also the less obvious subject, with respect to Israel, and that's trade. And I think the Prime Minister is going to tell you a…
…happen to our country that they shouldn't have allowed to happen on trade and other things—many other things. I mean, look at what's happened…
…billions of dollars a year they'd make on make on us on trade, and it shouldn't be that way. And I have a great relationship…
Mar 25, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…been freeloading. The European Union has been absolutely terrible to us on trade—terrible. And, as you know, NATO—I got them to pay hundreds…
Mar 13, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…work. So I'm very happy about that. We'll also be talking about trade and various other things, and I think we'll have a very, very…
Mar 12, 2025 Meeting 6 times
…not something that's very smart." So we've had a lot of bad trade policies. And yet we're doing very well right now. But we're doing…
…years—not just with Ireland, with everybody. You know, I looked at trade deals. I was telling the group yesterday, I looked at trade deals…
…and I didn't see anybody that was going to. I looked at trade deals that were so bad, and actually saying: "How is it possible…
Feb 27, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…discussing many things today. We'll be discussing Russia- Ukraine. We'll be discussing trade and lots of other items. And I think we can say that…
…EU was very, very tough on us in—from the standpoint of trade. Then you could take it a step further and go into NATO…
…EU has been really a—very bad to us in terms of trade. And I'm a different kind of a President. I can't let that…
Feb 24, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…the President has been very helpful also. And we're also talking about trade—various trade deals that we will be doing with France, and we'll…
Feb 13, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…need it, and we have it. And we're going to talk about trade. We're going to talk about many things. But it's really an honor…
…we're going to work with India also. We have some very big trade deals to announce in the very near future. Well, there was no…
…here. This is a terrific man. We're going to make some wonderful trade deals for India and for the U.S. And thank you all very…
Feb 7, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…go, please. Yes, they are. I'll be announcing that next week—reciprocal trade—so that we're treated evenly with other countries. We don't want any…
…next week and many other things having to do not even with trade, but other things. But I'll be talking about reciprocal trade sometime next…