trade deficit

This time, Greer would be involved in "reining in the country’s massive trade deficit, defending American manufacturing, agriculture, and services, and opening up export markets everywhere," Trump said in a statement.

Still, the United States’ biggest trade deficit, by far, remains with China, in excess of $279 billion last year, according to the Census Bureau.

His first term in office was marked by anger at Europe, particularly Germany, over low defence spending and trade deficits.

Trump has also proposed new tariffs of at least 10% on most foreign goods, to cut the trade deficit.

He was livid about the US trade deficit with Europe.