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Trump's latest claim about his economy immediately backfires: 'Not how this works'

President Donald Trump's latest claim about his economy immediately backfired Tuesday. Speaking with reporters outside the White House , Trump said that his economic policies had produced a "strong dollar." Usually, that term means U.S. imports are cheaper, and exports to foreign countries are more expensive. But Trump was using the phrase to refer to a…

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