Trump was not confused. He said the TPP did not address currency manipulation. That was the China issue.. He also said that China could then come in through the back door. Rand Paul was the one confused.
“....On trade, Trump avoids specifics. When he discusses it, he starts talking about how the U.S. has trade deficits with some countries, especially China. (Trade deficits are not inherently bad, by the way, but they are often cited to make free trade sound bad to the uninformed.) He then launches into a standard spiel about currency manipulation. These are just convenient rhetorical vehicles for avoiding a serious discussion of the topic - the politician’s equivalent of what you said in class when you hadn’t read your assignment the night before....
Most importantly, if the U.S. fails to make some kind of agreement like the TPP, China will move into the same zone and dictate trade on its own terms instead. This would be a true disaster for U.S. diplomacy. It would signify that the U.S. has lost influence and prestige in every corner of the world under Obama, instead of just in most of the world.....”
Trump is the best candidate since im not sure when. He was right on Tpp. Cruz is good too, but needs to remain in congress.