Just when I was starting to like Ben Carson after he destroyed the media yesterday, he comes back with Marco Rubio to support ObamaTrade or TPP. To give you a little perspective about the so called Republicans who also support ObamaTrade, the others including Jeb Bush, nutty John Kasich and Chris Christie. Sorry Dr. Carson. You are terribily wrong on this one.
| Ugh! Ben Carson and Rubio support ObamaTrade |
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Now, a day after the White House posted the text of the TPP deal online, Mr. Carson’s campaign said Friday that he supports the final product.
Mr. Carson, spokesman Doug Watts said, “believes the agreement does help to level the playing field in key markets and is important to improve our ties to trading partners in Asia as a counterbalance to China’s influence in the region.” Mr. Watts said Mr. Carson is “now inclined to support TPP, with reservations.”
Mr. Carson’s new support for the trade deal comes as the Republican Party’s decades-long support for free trade is splintering. Mr. Trump is leading a wing of anti-trade candidates that includes social conservatives Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who had backed the “fast-track” legislation aimed at expediting TPP approval, backed away from the bill because he said Republicans couldn’t trust Mr. Obama and said approving the deal would open American companies to increased foreign competition and boost illegal immigration.