Trump seeks to address trading relationships with the 15 countries that have the largest trade imbalances with the US, including China and the EU.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on June 21, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP
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President Donald Trump’s administration is working to address trade imbalances with a group of 15 top trading partners.
When the president’s trade saga commenced this year, White House officials coined the term “Dirty 15” to describe a group of nations identified as having significant surpluses with the United States.
Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”
