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The claim

Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”

Original publisher’s rating

False

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Sources and attribution

  1. [original] PolitiFact original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

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