Latest Fact-Checks In Trade

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Stuart Varney
Stuart Varney
stated on March 2, 2018 an interview on "Fox and Friends"
"Electrolux, Sweden's largest appliance maker, has just abandoned a $250 million investment in the United States because of the steel tariffs. That is retaliation."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 26, 2017 a tweet
"The U.S. recorded its slowest economic growth in five years (2016). GDP up only 1.6%. Trade deficits hurt the economy very badly."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 his inaugural address
"We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 15, 2016 an interview on Live From the State Capitol
"New York State has been horribly, horribly hurt by NAFTA"
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • October 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2016 an interview with TV station WJAC
"NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania."
Mostly False
By Mark Dent • August 18, 2016
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 18, 2016 the GOP convention in Cleveland
Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement."  
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • July 19, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 3, 2016 an interview on ABC "This Week"
Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA "but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it."  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • July 8, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on May 9, 2016 a news conference
Says Ron Johnson justifies his support of trade agreements by saying the U.S. has the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for displaced workers, but then he "voted to eliminate it."
Mostly False
By Jonathan Anderson • July 6, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2016 a press conference at the North American Leaders Summit
"During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent. That supports about 2.8 million American jobs."
Mostly False
By Neelesh Moorthy • July 5, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 a tweet
"Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Taylor Leighton • June 28, 2016
Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
stated on May 25, 2016 in a press conference
In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • June 10, 2016
U.S. Dairy Export Council
U.S. Dairy Export Council
stated on May 9, 2016 a press release
Says a WHO proposal "portrays milk and dairy products as an obstacle to a healthy start in life."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 26, 2016 an interview with the New York Times
"There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 30, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 13, 2016 an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 6, 2016 the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
"NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 7, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on December 10, 2016 a Facebook post
"With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a ‘proven success’."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • February 5, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
"We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • November 11, 2015
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on June 11, 2015 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare."  
Mostly False
By Lucas Daprile • July 1, 2015
John Podesta
John Podesta
stated on June 14, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Hillary Clinton's "been very clear where she stands on trade."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • June 14, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on April 20, 2015 an interview with NPR
"We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2015
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