Latest Fact-Checks In Trade

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech
"We’ve lost 70,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization."  
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April 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 20, 2017 remarks at a Kentucky rally
"Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories."
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By Lauren Carroll • March 24, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 3, 2017 a tweet
"General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border."
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By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 a rally in Delaware, Ohio
"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate
Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."
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By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016
Michael Morell
Michael Morell
stated on September 19, 2016 an open letter to Donald Trump
Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 22, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 at the White House
Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."  
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By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 5, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 a White House press conference
The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods."
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By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 4, 2016
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders
stated on July 21, 2016 a press release
Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines.
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By Jon Greenberg • August 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC
Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
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By Will Doran • July 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican national convention
Says Hillary Clinton "supported North American Free Trade Agreement), and she supported China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization…. She supported the job-killing trade deal with South Korea. She supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership."
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By Linda Qiu • July 22, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 10, 2016 the Republican debate in Miami
"I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP."  
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By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2016
Barry DuVal
Barry DuVal
stated on September 25, 2015 an interview
"We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations."
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By Sean Gorman • September 17, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 26, 2015 a viral Internet chart
Bernie Sanders opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
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By Will Cabaniss • September 2, 2015
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on June 1, 2014 an interview
Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 17, 2012 a television ad
Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."
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By Molly Moorhead • October 1, 2012
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on December 12, 2011 a speech
Says Oregon canned blueberries will be cheaper in South Korea thanks to a trade agreement.
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By Janie Har • December 20, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on September 14, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
"Last year, Korea sold nearly half a million cars in our country. ... The United States, you know how much we sell to them? Six thousand. What kind of deal is that?"
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By Sabrina Eaton • October 4, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2011 a press conference
"You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 4, 2011
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