US presidential candidate, billionaire Donald Trump.
The rift continued to spread after Mr. Trump on June 28 criticized the US Chamber of Commerce by name and disparaged the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
`I’m messing up with bad deals that we should have done well before,` the New York billionaire told a crowd at a closed factory in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Before that, Trump continuously made negative comments about major trade agreements that Republican leaders have always said for decades are indispensable tools for capitalism.
Attacking the party’s core values
For Trump, attacking economic and trade tools and policies seems to be a way for him to attract dissatisfied working-class voters, including those who voted for the Democratic Party, the writer said.
Many business groups, who want to loosen trade restrictions and are traditional allies of the Republican Party, are probably very dissatisfied with Mr. Trump’s comments and will look for the right time to refute them.
`Even though we are not behind the race for the White House, we will still have a strong say in the presidential policies of candidates from both parties,` Scott Reed, senior political strategist at the Chamber of Commerce
Trump has long blamed international trade agreements for affecting American workers.
For most Republicans, Trump’s words are no more than a blow to the core ideology that has underpinned their conservative economic policies for generations, analysts say.
In addition, Trump’s comments also caused him to face intense attacks from the Democratic Party as well as his opponent, Hillary Clinton, accusing the New York tycoon of being a `hypocrite`.
Mr. Trump previously had a positive attitude towards the labor export policy.
`Donald Trump is campaigning as a Republican who opposes the Republican party,` said David French, vice president of government relations at the National Retail Federation.
Some business leaders say publicly opposing Trump is extremely difficult because his widespread coverage is a huge challenge that they have little chance of overcoming.
In a speech on June 28 in front of a manufacturing facility that had been closed since 2014, leaving 130 workers unemployed, Trump continued to praise the protectionist economic policies he had pursued since the early days of development.
Trump’s repeated criticism of the Chamber of Commerce, America’s largest business lobby group, is a sign that the New York tycoon has found a new target.
He also constantly attacked major trade agreements as well as outsourcing activities, seeing this as the cause of the domestic economy’s weakness.
However, those `eloquent` statements brought him a large number of supporters in the Industrial Belt or depressed areas affected by globalization in the US.
On the other hand, billionaire Trump’s repeated statements on trade also serve as a sharp weapon aimed at his Democratic opponents.
Observers believe that by criticizing the TPP, Mr. Trump is indirectly attacking Hillary because the former US Secretary of State once praised the agreement but then spoke out against it in the race to represent the Democratic Party.
The New York tycoon has always insisted that he is not against the principle of free trade but emphasized that America needs more `fair trade` agreements.
Yesterday, at a rally, a person who used to work for a factory that produced police badges but went bankrupt when the government switched to ordering from abroad, asked Trump: `What can you do?`
`First of all, your story is a problem for thousands and thousands of companies across the country,` Trump replied, promising that he would work to fight currency manipulation.
He emphasized that although the cost of producing goods inside the US may be more expensive, people will have more jobs and that is completely worth it.
Another asked Trump how he would deal with corporations that oppose his trade policies.
`Corporations? I’m not worried about them,` Trump responded, affirming that he plans to `cut many business taxes` and create conditions for companies to temporarily collect money from
`We will create miracles quickly. It won’t take too long,` he assured.
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