If if you’ve somehow managed to parse Trump’s latest trade tweets, it’s still meaningless bullshit because $1 billion reduction means we’d need … a couple hundred years to get even.

China has been asked to develop a plan for the year of a One Billion Dollar reduction in their massive Trade Deficit with the United States. Our relationship with China has been a very good one, and we look forward to seeing what ideas they come back with. We must act soon!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 7, 2018

Is this a joke? The trade deficit with China was $375.2 billion last year. So with a $1 billion decrease per year, this “bold” plan would end the trade deficit by 2393. https://t.co/WDTq8xBJu3

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 7, 2018