Donald Trump Puts Obamatrade Back in Spotlight

Breitbart ^ | 2/7/2016 | JULIA HAHN

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

During Saturday night's GOP presidential debate, Donald Trump blasted President Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which had been previously endorsed by several of his GOP rivals on the stage beside him.

Trump told viewers:

I will bring jobs back from China. I will bring jobs back from Japan. I will bring jobs back from Mexico, where New Hampshire, by the way, has been virtually wiped out. They've lost so many businesses going to Mexico because of horrible trade deals. And now we're about to sign another trade deal, TPP, which is going to be a disaster for this country, because they don't talk about monetary manipulation. It is going to be a disaster. I'm going to bring jobs back and I'll start bringing them back very fast.

Indeed, according to the Economic Policy Institute, New Hampshire was one of the "10 hardest-hit states" in terms of the percentage of "jobs lost or displaced due to the growing goods trade deficit with China." According to the report, 22,700 New Hampshire jobs were lost or displaced "since China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001 to 2013."

Similarly, a 2011 EPI report entitled, "Heading South: U.S.-Mexico trade and job displacement after NAFTA" found that 4,000 New Hampshire "jobs [were] displaced due to trade deficits with Mexico."

Trump's aggressive opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, coupled with his pledge to crack down on the illicit trading practice of currency manipulation distinguishes him from his GOP rivals.

Indeed, both Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)voted down an amendment spearheaded by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)to address currency manipulation.

As Breitbart News has previously reported, economist Rep. Robert Scott (D-VA) has documented how eliminating currency manipulation could create 2.3 to 5.8 million jobs.

[Jane Long]

Trump’s aggressive opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, coupled with his pledge to crack down on the illicit trading practice of currency manipulation distinguishes him from his GOP rivals.

Indeed, both Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)voted down an amendment spearheaded by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)to address currency manipulation.

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[DannyTN]

Indeed, both Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)voted down an amendment spearheaded by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)to address currency manipulation.

[Kenny]

Can you send Trump links? Tweet?

[patq]

Cruz backed Obamatrade...

““I support fast-track,” Cruz said during a question-and-answer session. In another video captured at a campaign event, he explains the difference between TPA (Trade Promotion Authority, or “fast-track”) and TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership).

TPP is an 800-page trade deal that the current administration has negotiated with several countries, the contents of which have been kept secret from the public. TPA is awaiting action from the House, while TPP has yet to be voted upon. Together, they have been dubbed “Obamatrade.”

Cruz supports both.”

http://redmillennial.com/2015/06/07/ted-cruzs-support-for-obamatrade-raises-eyebrows/

Senator Flip Flopper is not to be TrusTED.

[bigbob]

BusTED andd UntrusTED

[combat_boots]

TPP is lethal to us.

And TPA has made it so that it doesn’t need a 2/3 majority. Soros’ fast track plan in action.

TTIP, the Chinese Asian block negotiations, TPP...All that’s left is the ME and Africa.

NWO.

[JudyinCanada]

It is apparent to me that Mr. Trump is in fairly close contact with Jeff Sessions. This is a good thing.

[Yashcheritsiy]

Just wanted to remind everybody that Trans-Pacific Ted supported this boondoggle.

[scooby321]

Why don’t the Cruz Bots recyle this post?

[georgiegirl]

eliminating currency manipulation could create 2.3 to 5.8 million jobs.

So both Cruz and Rubio, the true conservatives, voted against this bill. Yet Eminant Domain, which rarely touches any of us, is the reason Trump is not conservative enough.