Just hours before Trump spoke, Clinton allies sought to pre-empt the planned trade speech by saying Trump's policies amounted to empty promises. Later, during a rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Trump said the deal was "just a continuing rape of our country." Clinton has said she will evaluate each trade deal on its merits but does not believe the TPP is good for U.S. workers. Trade has been a vulnerability for Clinton, who struggled for white, blue-collar votes in her Democratic primary race against U.S. On MSNBC after Trump's speech, Clinton spokeswoman Kristina Schake called the wealthy New York businessman the "king of outsourcing," in an apparent reference to Trump-branded products such as suits and ties made overseas.

Source: Huffington Post June 29, 2016 01:30 UTC