{ "error": "", "type": "text", "title": "President Trump's Remarks at National Electrical Contractors Association Convention - Trade with Japan and China", "slug": "president-trumps-remarks-at-national-electrical-contractors-association-convention-trade-with-japan-and-china", "text": "
\"Now, as you probably have heard, we\u2019re looking at China and other countries, and we\u2019re straightening out some of these horrible deals that stole our wealth, stole our jobs, stole so much from us. Actually, in many ways, stole our dignity as a country. (Applause.) [...]
We\u2019re preparing to start negotiations, right now, with Japan. And we have taken the toughest-ever actions in our history against China\u2019s very abusive trading policies and trade practices.<\/p>\n
China has been taking out of our country $500 billion a year and it was time to stop. Nobody ever did it. It\u2019s crazy. (Applause.) Nobody ever did it \u2014 $500 billion a year. And we\u2019re going to have a great relationship with China, but we have to be fair to ourselves, also.\"<\/p>", "quote": null, "citation": "