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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."

By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2018

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."

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017

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."

By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2017

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"

By Dan Clark • October 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2016 an interview with TV station WJAC:

"NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania."

By Mark Dent • August 18, 2016

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."

By Linda Qiu • July 19, 2016

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."

By Nadia Pflaum • July 8, 2016

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."

By Jonathan Anderson • July 6, 2016

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."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 5, 2016

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."

By Louis Jacobson, Taylor Leighton • June 28, 2016

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."

By Nadia Pflaum • June 10, 2016

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."

By Jon Greenberg • May 20, 2016

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."

By Jon Greenberg • March 30, 2016

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."

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2016

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."

By Jon Greenberg • March 7, 2016

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’."

By Nadia Pflaum • February 5, 2016

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."

By Anna Bruzgulis • November 11, 2015

MoveOn.org
stated on June 11, 2015 a Facebook post:

Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare."

By Lucas Daprile • July 1, 2015

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."

By Lauren Carroll • June 14, 2015

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."

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2015

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