'What you need is comprehensive trade policies which represent the working people of this country, and not just the CEOs of large corporations,' the 2020 presidential candidate said.
Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders took aim at President Donald Trump's trade policies and propensity to make public threats against trading partners via Twitter, while also calling for changes to U.S. trade policy.State of the Union
Although Mexico and the U.S. came to an agreement on Friday and the president withdrew the threat, the proposed plan was harshly criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on June 2"So, do we need to change our trade policies so that we protect jobs in America?" the senator asked, before answering his own question:"Yes. Do we need to work with other countries to lift up the poorest people around the world? Yes, we do.
The president had threatened to implement 5 percent tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico starting on June 10 unless the North American neighbor took steps the White House deemed sufficient to address the issue of Central American migration. Trump had said the tariffs would be steadily increased to 25 percent if Mexican authorities didn't take serious action.
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