There are two basic kinds of false Trump figures on trade deficits with individual countries. Trump’s regular claim, which he made on Wednesday, is that the U.S. has a $17 billion deficit with Canada. The status of individual trade deficits would not be a topic of public discussion if not for Trump’s fixation on the subject. As of Monday, he had said 1,314 false claims in the first 416 days of his presidency, an average of 3.2 per day. Here’s that list, which does not include his five false claims on Wednesday and one on Thursday: If Trump is a serial liar, why call this a list of “false claims,” not lies?

Source: thestar March 15, 2018 18:33 UTC