Top 5 Policies Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Agree On
2. Protectionism
On this issue, there is even less space between the two candidates. It is true, Clinton once backed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. However, Bernie Sanders successfully bludgeoned her with that support until she reversed herself.
Trump has been fairly consistent in his disdain for the deal. Trump repeatedly calls for “fair trade,” which is essentially just conservative slang for protectionism. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that either candidate will stand up for the free exchange of goods and services across borders. There’s more to this than the TPP. Neither candidate can be trusted to lower trade barriers under any circumstances.
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