Economy

Trump positioned to campaign as having done the ‘impossible’ on trade

By Sean Higgins
Published January 17, 2020 5:00am ET
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Trump positioned to campaign as having done the ‘impossible’ on trade
With two trade deals finalized in two days, President Trump is set to campaign for reelection as having done what skeptics said was impossible: rewrite the rules of trade policy. To workers in the Rust Belt and rural areas that feel left behind in the current economy, he’ll make the case that he delivered on […]

With two trade deals finalized in two days, President Trump is set to campaign for reelection as having done what skeptics said was impossible: rewrite the rules of trade policy.

To workers in the Rust Belt and rural areas that feel left behind in the current economy, he’ll make the case that he delivered on his 2016 promises to fight for them.

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