Never said I completely agreed with present policies. The only thing that is certain is the past administrations trade policies (both Republican, and Democrat) have been and continued to be a complete disaster. And there has never been, and never will be “Free Trade”.
A complete disaster that built us into the greatest economy in history, amassing the greatest wealth in history? I don't get that argument at all. I understand the recent globalization has made some jobs, workers, industries more obsolete - and while I genuinely feel for them, tough ****. Freer, global trade is better for us as a whole and re-training those left behind will only increase efficiencies (thus, again, making us even more rich). Trade has not been a disaster. It has been unfathomably great, but has left some people behind.