Fact Check Posts – Page 9

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 4, 2016 an interview with the New York Daily News

"In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions."

By Linda Qiu • April 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 10, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"

Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs."

By Linda Qiu • April 10, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 27, 2016 an interview with the New York Times

"We’ve rebuilt China."

By Linda Qiu • April 4, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on March 17, 2016 campaign ad, "Beltway Rob"

"It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing."

By Nadia Pflaum • April 1, 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

Terry McAuliffe
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview

"Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one."

By Sean Gorman • March 24, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 15, 2016 a political ad for Bernie 2016

"The Trans-Pacific trade deal could cost America 448,000 more jobs."

By Nadia Pflaum • March 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 8, 2016 a news conference

The Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Va. is the "largest winery on the East Coast."

By Sean Gorman • March 21, 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

Donald Trump
stated on February 23, 2016 a campaign speech

The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore."

By Linda Qiu, Warren Fiske • March 14, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 10, 2016 the Republican debate in Miami

"I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP."

By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 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

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate

"I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2016 a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa

"When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall."

By Amy Sherman • January 26, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone."

By Clayton Youngman • November 12, 2015

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

Glenn Grothman
stated on November 6, 2015

On support for the Export-Import Bank

By James B. Nelson • November 6, 2015

Ron Johnson
stated on October 20, 2015 On support for the Export-Import Bank

On support for the Export-Import Bank

By James B. Nelson • October 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 13, 2015 the first Democratic debate

Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard."

By Lauren Carroll • October 14, 2015

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