I am not positive, but I believe there was another president in office at the White House. For the past eight years, I think. Surely, he had some impact on taxes, regulations, rules, domestic and foreign affairs, etc. Oh, and trade.
That’s true, but 1) I didn’t see any change in policy when Bush was in charge, and 2) Cruz’s support of the the trade bill indicates he doesn’t understand what needs to be done.
Otherwise, I’d consider Cruz’s experience as policy advisor to the Trade Commission as a plus. But just because he was a policy advisor, doesn’t mean he really understood all the options and economic impact of those options.
Trump seems to have a pretty good understanding of what’s wrong. Plus he understands leverage in negotiations and seems to have a solid plan to fix it.