Obama Backs Trade Deal Despite Clinton, Trump Opposition
- The president reaffirmed support for Trans-Pacific Partnership
- Hillary Clinton has been pushed to oppose the 12-nation deal
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President Barack Obama reaffirmed his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the controversial 12-nation trade deal, and said that he believes he has "the better argument" than the pact’s foes, including Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The agreement has become a flash point in the 2016 election, and Obama acknowledged that globalization and technology have increased anxiety among some Americans. But the president said that abandoning trade deals is not the solution.