Aside from the fact the president thinks this is a good thing when he normally doesn't, Why in June 2026 is the president linking to a Reuters article from January 2026 talking about the 94.6% increase in the trade deficit in November 2025, the largest increase since March 1992, is the question you should be asking yourself.
Of course the numbers have been revised in the interim, but the November 2025 percent change was still YUGE.
And yes, what does that have to do with the report of the April number today, which is the occasion of the president's post?
The answer is nothing.
Needless to say, Trump thinks trade deficits are a bad thing when he has all his marbles together, which this evening he clearly does not.
And we called Joe Biden President Applesauce Brains.
And incidentally, President Trump has a cumulative trade deficit to date of $1.154 trillion.
