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>Clinton was vocally pro TPP and Trump's opposition to it is part of what socialized the Senate opposition in the first place. Actually Sen. Bob Menendez proba
by crdoconnor 9y ago
>Clinton was vocally pro TPP and Trump's opposition to it is part of what socialized the Senate opposition in the first place.
Actually Sen. Bob Menendez probably had more to do with it than Trump with the anti-slavery provision he put in and then tried to take out:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tpp-malaysia-slavery_n_7444978 http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tpp-malaysia-slavery_n...
The beginning of the end of that bill was when Obama started trying to take that clause out and opponents (quite fairly) denounced him for being soft on slavery.
Had Hillary not then changed her tune on the TPP she too could have been depicted as a "pro-slavery" candidate running against an "anti-slavery" candidate which would have been slightly awkward.