Trump’s Trade-Deficit Threat Could Trigger a U.S. Recession, Economists Warn

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President Trump’s plan to halt trade with countries that run a U.S. deficit could trigger a severe recession by ending trade with 95 nations; economists say deficits aren’t a government savings account and stopping trade would hurt American businesses and tax revenues.
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