Donald Trump Quotes

America needs an adult in the White House who knows how to deal with China.

With our trade deals we are always second. You can pick any country and they're eating our lunch and making us look bad and so we're going to change that.

I agree with [Donald] Trump: These trade agreements have not been good deals for America, and they need to be fixed.

If America can have a great relationship with Russia and with China and with all countries, I'm all for that. That would be a tremendous asset.

If a country is taking advantage of America, not going to let that happen anymore. Every country takes advantage of us almost. I may be able to find a couple that don't. But for the most part, that would be a very tough job for me to do.

Any Ambassador or Foreign Service Officer who has his or her head screwed on right knows that the U.S. position in the world is far more dependent on our ability to compete in world markets.

We treat China as a normal trading and economic partner.

The Japanese sit up all night thinking of ways to screw the Americans and the Europeans.

In all free trade agreements there are winners and losers.

If the United States disengages from many issues confronting the international community it will be replaced.

Trade is an integral part of our foreign policy.

I am not anti-trade. I am pro-trade. But I am pro-sensible trade.

As mayor, I've traveled to China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Mexico to meet with heads of state and business leaders to promote trade with L.A. companies and through L.A.'s seaports and airports - because that generates L.A. jobs.

China has to understand America wants to trade with them. We want a world that's stable. We like free enterprise, but you got to play by the rules.

Using the greatest business people in the world, which America has, I am going to turn our bad trade agreements into great trade agreements.

We're going to bring a lot of money in on trade. We're going to bring a lot of money on reciprocal. You know, as an example, when you have countries with a big tax and we get nothing for the same product and we're paying - our companies are paying 100 percent tax in some countries and if they send their product to us we pay nothing. Doesn't make sense.

If you look at China - and frankly, Vietnam now is doing a big number, and you look at Japan and India and Mexico - Mexico's killing us at the border and they're killing us with trade.

Mexico has taken advantage of the United States. I don't blame the representatives and various presidents, et cetera, of Mexico. What I say is we shouldn't have allowed that to happen. It's not going to happen anymore.

I was tired and I think a lot of people are tired of watching other countries ripping off the United States.

America is in big trouble. We don't win anymore. We lose to China. We lose to Mexico both in trade and at the border. We lose to everybody.

Our friends in America will be at the front of the queue for trade deals.

Now, many Americans fear that China might grow too strong ... I'm more worried that America might be getting too weak. It's not bad for the United States if other nations have a strong economy. One fewer hungry-mouthed country wanting us to take care of it and its people is great news. If they have money, maybe they will buy the things we innovate and make.

Other countries have been taking advantage of America for decades - decades, and decades, and decades, folks. And we're not going to let that happen anymore. Not going to let it happen.

There is not a single country in the world that is not interested in doing business with China. And no one is seriously concerned about human rights. But Africans are criticized for wanting to do business with China.

I love free trade, but we need great leadership to have real free trade. And we don't have good leadership. We have leadership that doesn't know what it's doing.