washington post via political wire

Trade Deficit Soars Under Trump

“The United States trade deficit widened in June and is on track to be the biggest in a decade despite President Trump’s efforts to slash it,” the Washington Post reports.

“For the first half of 2018, the trade deficit in goods and services hit $291.2 billion, the federal government reported Friday, which is higher than last year and puts the nation on track to have the largest annual deficit since 2008.”

well of course the tarriffs havent had a chance to have an effect yet…/s

(my bold)