Trump didn’t in fact say China was part of the deal, the text of which was released last week.
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In the interview, Trump slammed lawmakers who supported the TPP deal. He said it’s important that we take Trump seriously pointing out that “if you look at the polls, he’s leading, and Doctor Ben Carson is in a close second”.
Trump offered little new material in his speech, sticking to his usual rhetoric about border walls and his hyperbolic self-flattery.
The plan, titled, “Reforming the U.S.-China Trade Relationship to Make America Great Again”, bears the campaign’s slogan as well as various other aspects from previous Trump position papers. Marco Rubio in May cast a crucial vote to give Obama fast-track authority to negotiate foreign trade deals. It’s also not legitimately deniable that anti-currency manipulation tariffs would be an especially effective response to China’s trade predation. It’s a very bad deal-should not be approved. We are losing jobs like nobody’s ever lost jobs before. I’d have broadened that indictment to include most of the nation’s multinational manufacturing companies, but Trump valuably reminds voters that the biggest immediate obstacles to improving their economic prospects are Americans, not “foreigners”.
As the president of the Steelworkers Union recently observed, “Between 1997, three years after NAFTA took effect, and 2014, the country lost more than 5 million manufacturing jobs…” Bread winners couldn’t pay their bills and couldn’t foresee a future when they could. He came across as stiff and unnatural, although he appeared to relax toward the end of the show. “So the lobbyists and the special interests are supporting it, and certain politicians are supporting it because they’re totally controlled by the lobbyists and the special interests”. Details of the rally will be made public in the coming days. I said a few things about her, that were mean, but completely accurate. Letting Trump remain in control probably means higher ratings, but it also likely means a less informed electorate when it comes to Trump’s views on policy issues. Similarly, on Tuesday night, Sen.
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The line – a rare zinger from the senator, who hasn’t had a ton of talking time in the debates – went over well on social media.
