That was then:
“The Trans-Pacific Partnership is another disaster done and pushed by special interests who want to rape our country, just a continuing rape of our country. That’s what it is, too. It’s a harsh word: It’s a rape of our country.”–Donald Trump, June 28, 2016
This is now:
“President Trump told top administration officials Thursday to look at rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the multination trade agreement he pulled the United States out of shortly after taking office.”–Washington Post April 12 2018
What in the Sam Hill is going on? I know we ask that question a lot but this defies Trump-logic that goes back years.
After all the grief Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders gave Hillary Clinton and President Obama about the TPP, Trump now decides to reverse his position. Un-f’ing-believable! https://t.co/IM2FlNzlSY
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 12, 2018
After a meeting with Trump, @BenSasse says the president is considering re-entering TPP.
“It is good news that today the President directed Larry Kudlow and Ambassador Lighthizer to negotiate U.S. entry into TPP.”
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 12, 2018
Of course. He needs TPP now that his stupid trade war with China is going to hit farmers hard in deep-red land. Pulling out of the deal to begin with was the first blow to the farming industry at the hands of tRUmp’s kookinomics.
Hey, they voted for him.
— Counterchekist #StandWithUkraine (@counterchekist) April 12, 2018