On the Fact that the U.S. Ran Trade Surpluses All Throughout the Great Depression - http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2011/09/18/two-cheers-for-a-big-u-s-trade-deficit/#52e425881aab

Please, somebody tell Trump (not that he'd admit that he was wrong about this, either; the fact that trade deficits are wholly unreliable indicator on the health of any economy).