Trump is wrong to defend the Jones Act

Published September 27, 2017 7:59pm ET



He claims he’s a fighter for the common man, but President Trump stood with the special interests, Wednesday, when he defended not waiving the Jones Act that governs shipping between U.S. ports.

Many in Congress want the act, which bans foreign constructed, flagged, or 26 percent foreign crewed vessels from transporting goods between U.S. ports, waived so that more supplies can be delivered to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.

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