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Trade Negotiator Clashes with Trump Over Terminology

February 23, 2019 at 5:43 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer agreed to modify the terminology he uses about a trade agreement with China after President Trump contradicted him in an Oval Office meeting.

The video of the exchange is quite amazing.

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