Donald Trump: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump exaggerates Hillary Clinton's role in growing trade deficit with China Donald Trump blames Hillary Clinton for the United States getting beaten by China on trade. "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs," he tweeted on June 21, 2016. He said something similar during a speech the following day -- that "our trade deficit with China soared 40 percent during Hillary Clinton's time as Secretary of State -- a disgraceful performance for which she should not be congratulated, but rather scorned." To analyze Trump's assertion, we looked at two key questions. First, did the trade deficit with China go ... >> More

Origin: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump