Why Sanders' praise of Trump over TPP is so dangerous

[appal_jack]

142. Nonsense. Bill Clinton strengthened China.

Remember granting China Most Favored Nation Status? Yeah, that sure showed them!

Too many on this thread have not read Bernie's statement in full (oddly absent from the linked article that ostensibly covers it). Here it is:

Millions of workers and their unions fought long and hard to defeat the TPP and I am glad that it is dead and gone. For the last 30 years, we have had a series of trade deals – including the North American Free Trade Agreement, permanent normal trade relations with China and others – which have cost us millions of decent-paying jobs and caused a "race to the bottom" which has lowered wages for American workers. If President Trump is seriously opposed to outsourcing, however, he must do more than sign an executive order ending our participation in the TPP. He can lead by example by shutting down his own sweatshops in Bangladesh, China, and Mexico and bring those jobs back to America. Then, he can work with Congress to write a trade policy that works for American workers, and not just the CEOs of large, multi-national corporations.

-Bernie Sanders

That's playing smart, and using Trump's own words to throw the gauntlet down against him.

-app