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There will always be some imbalance to correct. It often depends on who weighs on things and determine they are balanced or not. And it depends if correcting certain imbalances brings you (i.e. in this case, the US) and the partners more harm than good. Especially that the US needs partners even more than before to stay competitive against the bigger perceived threat.
Trump tells a lot of half-truths or plain lies to justify his actions. It's like a broken record. It's unfortunate, but when he starts talking and I have a choice, I mute the sound, because he started to bore me to death. I've seen people stopped contradicting him altogether, because it's counterproductive. He just gets more stubborn and probably never hears what the other person says on some subjects, or if he does, he gets mad about it.