Sen. Jeff Sessions said Saturday that Donald Trump will grow the Republican brand as the party’s nominee and as president through his opposition to free trade deals.
Trump “stood alone in his consistent opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and foreign currency manipulation; the TPP will hammer the automobile industry in Ohio and American workers nationwide,” Sessions said in a campaign email.
“This determination to protect American workers from reckless trade and immigration policies will grow the Republican party and position us to win in November,” the Alabama Republican said.
“Now is the time for the GOP to embrace this opportunity to win working Americans on a platform of rising wages, American jobs, and the national interest,” Sessions said.
“All three of the other remaining candidates in the race (Kasich, Cruz and Rubio) have supported Obamatrade. Cruz and Rubio also voted ‘nay’ on the amendment from Ohio Senator Rob Portman to stop China’s trade cheating that has eviscerated Ohio’s manufacturing core,” Trump spokesman Stephen Miller, said Saturday.
Trump hopes to dispatch with Kasich Tuesday by winning Ohio, in large part on a platform of opposing free trade and open borders.
