Lie May 20, 2019 · Rally · Trade

“Upon my inauguration, I inherited one of the worst trade deals ever negotiated. It was ready to be put into action, the Trans-Pacific Partnership that would have destroyed the state of Pennsylvania. The TPP was a gift for the lobbyists and the donors, and the special interests in the foreign countries that have made a fortune hurting the American worker. The TPP would have been a catastrophe for the people of Scranton and Allentown and Pittsburgh. In my first week, I proudly withdrew the United States from further negotiations on that job killing disaster, which by the way, would have destroyed our auto business, would have destroyed it. Just like NAFTA, just like NAFTA was such a disaster. This would have been worse.”

Said
May 20, 2019
Where
Campaign rally
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 10627)

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