President Donald J. Trump Is Fighting For Fairer Trade That Benefits American Workers

“To
build on our incredible economic success, one priority is paramount —
reversing decades of calamitous trade policies.” – President Donald J.
Trump  

REJECTING
THE FAILED POLICIES OF THE PAST: President Trump Donald J. Trump is
standing up for American workers and stopping the disastrous trade deals
of the past.

• President
  Trump is turning back the failed trade policies of past administrations
  that closed more than 60,000 American factories and shipped millions of
  jobs overseas.
  
  • In the decades following NAFTA’s implementation and China’s accession to the WTO, America lost 1 in 4 manufacturing jobs.
  
  
• No
  longer is America turning a blind eye towards the unfair trade policies
  that have harmed American companies and workers for far too long.
• President Trump understands that any trade deal our country enters into must be a fair deal for American workers.

NEGOTIATING BETTER DEALS:
President Trump has delivered for the American people – negotiating new
trade deals that put Americans first.

• President
  Trump signed USMCA into law, making good on his promise to terminate
  NAFTA, and replace it with a much better deal for the American people.
• The
  President confronted China’s unfair trade policies head-on and imposed
  historic tariffs, resulting in a groundbreaking phase one trade
  agreement with China.
  
  • This
    agreement will begin rebalancing our trade relations, protect American
    intellectual property, combat counterfeit trafficking, and expand
    markets for American businesses.
  
  
• Thanks
  to the President’s efforts, we have signed two new trade agreements
  with Japan that will benefit American agricultural exports and grow our
  digital trade for the future.
  
  • Japan will open its market to approximately $7 billion in American agricultural exports.
  • The President’s efforts will help boost the already approximately $40 billion worth of digital trade between our two countries.
  
  
• The President has renegotiated our trade deal with South Korea, providing a boost to America’s auto industry.
• The President is working to negotiate even more new trade deals in the coming year.

IGNITING A BLUE COLLAR BOOM:
President Trump’s efforts to support America’s manufacturing are
bringing back jobs and igniting a blue collar boom.

• President Trump is bringing back American manufacturing after years of neglect by past administrations.
• Manufacturers around the country are adding thousands of new, high-paying jobs for American workers.
• Since the President’s election, more than 500,000 manufacturing jobs have been added to the American economy.
  
  • Comparatively, 20,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in the 12 months prior to the election. 
  
  
• Blue collar workers, on average, are on track to see almost $2,500 more in annual wages.