In this Feb. 19, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop in North Charleston, S.C. Then-candidate Trump gave a stump speech in which he railed against American jobs moving to Mexico: “We lose our jobs, we close our factories, Mexico gets all of the work,” he said. “We get nothing.”
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Mexico gets Trump’s trade ire. Japan and Germany, a pass
The focus on China is understandable: The U.S. trade deficit in goods with China is five times bigger than any other. The U.S. trade gap with Mexico , though, is smaller than the ones with Japan and Germany .
Trump takes questions
US President-elect Donald Trump whispers to his daughter Ivanka during a press conference January 11, 2017 at Trump Tower in New York. Trump held his first news conference in nearly six months Wednesday, amid explosive allegations over his ties to Russia, a little more than a week before his inauguration.
Trump Denies Reports Border Wall Will Be Taxpayer-funded
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday refuted claims that American taxpayers would be on the hook for a border wall with Mexico. Speaking to the New York Times, Trump said that the wall would initially be funded through Congress, but the money would eventually be repaid by Mexico.