Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Trade Minka Kelly stated on May 10, 2016 in a post on Instagram: "By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks." Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything." Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China." Bernie Sanders stated on March 15, 2016 in a political ad for Bernie 2016: "The Trans-Pacific trade deal could cost America 448,000 more jobs." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate: "I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it. Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." Paul Ryan stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority. Elizabeth Warren stated on May 5, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking: Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules." Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." Betty Sutton stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate: Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa: "We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration." Sherrod Brown stated on October 12, 2011 in a news conference: "We buy 35 percent of all Chinese exports." Rob Portman stated on September 7, 2011 in a news conference: "In the month of July alone, EU exports to South Korea increased by over 36 percent. A lot of that is our market share. Those are our farmers and our service providers who are suffering." SEIU stated on September 7, 2011 in a political mailing: "Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas." Rob Portman stated on July 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Jim Jordan stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Heritage Foundation: "Our debt to GDP ratios, our deficit to GDP ratios are quickly approaching the countries we have been reading about for the last year and a half. We are not far behind Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain and all these countries we have been reading about." John Boccieri stated on October 18, 2010 in a debate: "Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government." Russ Feingold stated on September 30, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: "According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner wants to reopen a tax loophole "that actually rewarded corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas." Lee Fisher stated on September 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit." Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web video: "Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan." Marco Rubio stated on March 4, 2010 in a press release: "Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself."
Minka Kelly stated on May 10, 2016 in a post on Instagram: "By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks." Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything." Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China." Bernie Sanders stated on March 15, 2016 in a political ad for Bernie 2016: "The Trans-Pacific trade deal could cost America 448,000 more jobs." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate: "I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it. Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." Paul Ryan stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority. Elizabeth Warren stated on May 5, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking: Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules." Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." Betty Sutton stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate: Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa: "We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration." Sherrod Brown stated on October 12, 2011 in a news conference: "We buy 35 percent of all Chinese exports." Rob Portman stated on September 7, 2011 in a news conference: "In the month of July alone, EU exports to South Korea increased by over 36 percent. A lot of that is our market share. Those are our farmers and our service providers who are suffering." SEIU stated on September 7, 2011 in a political mailing: "Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas." Rob Portman stated on July 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Jim Jordan stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Heritage Foundation: "Our debt to GDP ratios, our deficit to GDP ratios are quickly approaching the countries we have been reading about for the last year and a half. We are not far behind Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain and all these countries we have been reading about." John Boccieri stated on October 18, 2010 in a debate: "Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government." Russ Feingold stated on September 30, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: "According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner wants to reopen a tax loophole "that actually rewarded corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas." Lee Fisher stated on September 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit." Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web video: "Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan." Marco Rubio stated on March 4, 2010 in a press release: "Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself."
Minka Kelly stated on May 10, 2016 in a post on Instagram: "By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks."
Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs."
Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 15, 2016 in a political ad for Bernie 2016: "The Trans-Pacific trade deal could cost America 448,000 more jobs."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate: "I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now."
Paul Ryan stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority.
Elizabeth Warren stated on May 5, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking: Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."
Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals."
Betty Sutton stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate: Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa: "We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration."
Sherrod Brown stated on October 12, 2011 in a news conference: "We buy 35 percent of all Chinese exports."
Rob Portman stated on September 7, 2011 in a news conference: "In the month of July alone, EU exports to South Korea increased by over 36 percent. A lot of that is our market share. Those are our farmers and our service providers who are suffering."
SEIU stated on September 7, 2011 in a political mailing: "Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas."
Rob Portman stated on July 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed."
Jim Jordan stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Heritage Foundation: "Our debt to GDP ratios, our deficit to GDP ratios are quickly approaching the countries we have been reading about for the last year and a half. We are not far behind Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain and all these countries we have been reading about."
John Boccieri stated on October 18, 2010 in a debate: "Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government."
Russ Feingold stated on September 30, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: "According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner wants to reopen a tax loophole "that actually rewarded corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas."
Lee Fisher stated on September 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit."
Rick Perry stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web video: "Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan."
Marco Rubio stated on March 4, 2010 in a press release: "Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself."
