The trade gap increased 18.7% to $71.5 billion in May, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Thursday.
The US trade deficit widened more than expected in May, government data showed Thursday, with both imports and exports declining as US President Donald Trump's tariffs sent shock waves through the economy and snagged supply chains. u.afp.com/Sfqb
-- AFP News Agency (@en.afp.com) Jul 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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@#5 ... rump doing what he has always been successful at-destroying businesses, only this time it's the business of the U.S. economy. ...
His six bankruptcies?
How did his casinos do?
How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned Millions (2016)
www.nytimes.com
... The Trump Plaza Casino and Hotel is now closed, its windows clouded over by sea salt. Only a faint outline of the gold letters spelling out T-R-U-M-P remains visible on the exterior of what was once this city's premier casino.[emphasis mine]
Not far away, the long-failing Trump Marina Hotel Casino was sold at a major loss five years ago and is now known as the Golden Nugget.
At the nearly deserted eastern end of the boardwalk, the Trump Taj Mahal, now under new ownership, is all that remains of the casino empire Donald J. Trump assembled here more than a quarter-century ago. Years of neglect show: The carpets are frayed and dust-coated chandeliers dangle above the few customers there to play the penny slot machines.
On the presidential campaign trail, Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, often boasts of his success in Atlantic City, of how he outwitted the Wall Street firms that financed his casinos and rode the value of his name to riches. A central argument of his candidacy is that he would bring the same business prowess to the Oval Office, doing for America what he did for his companies.
"Atlantic City fueled a lot of growth for me," Mr. Trump said in an interview in May, summing up his 25-year history here. "The money I took out of there was incredible."
His audacious personality and opulent properties brought attention " and countless players " to Atlantic City as it sought to overtake Las Vegas as the country's gambling capital.
But a close examination of regulatory reviews, court records and security filings by The New York Times leaves little doubt that Mr. Trump's casino business was a protracted failure. ...
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