Lost in last week’s news flurry was that Virginia governor and fervent Hillary Clinton supporter Terry McAuliffe reportedly backtracked on his controversial statements regarding Clinton’s support—or lack thereof—for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. He made more comments at a Philadelphia bar at 3:30 a.m.
It all began when McAuliffe found himself in hot water with the Clinton campaign when asked Tuesday night by Politico whether the Democratic nominee would switch her position on the TPP. Clinton used to support TPP; she now professes to oppose it. But McAuliffe said, “Yes, [she will change positions]. Listen, she was in support of it. There were specific things in it she wanted fixed.”
Gawker‘s Ashley Feinberg approached McAuliffe at the bar two days later to let him clear up the issue. This time, he said, “She’s wrong. I support it. She doesn’t. She never supported it. I create jobs in Virginia, I always supported it. We’re best friends. She has never supported it.”
Then McAuliffe turned back briefly to Feinberg and said, “She will never support it. We’re best friends.”
Conor Beck is an intern at THE WEEKLY STANDARD.
