WASHINGTON —During Monday night’s presidential debate vs. Republican Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton described the Trans-Pacific Partnership the “gold standard” of trade agreements.
How did her claim stacks up with the facts:
Hillary Clinton, denying Donald Trump’s accusation that she called the Trans-Pacific Partnership the “gold standard” of trade agreements: “I did say I hoped it would be a good deal.”
THE FACTS: Trump is correct. As secretary of state, Clinton called the deal that was taking shape the “gold standard” of trade agreements, in a 2012 trip to Australia, and championed the agreement in other venues around the world. She did not merely express the hope that it would turn out well.
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Clinton flip-flopped into opposing the trade deal in the Democratic primary when facing Bernie Sanders, who was strongly opposed to it.
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