Tonight, Kimberlin Brown claimed that as President, Donald Trump will “make trade deals that benefit working men and women and their families here in America!” The experts have a different take. Moody’s Analytics found that Trump’s trade policies would throw the United States into a recession, and in the process, economically hurt working Americans.
THE CLAIM: Kimberlin Brown: Donald Trump will “make trade deals that benefit working men and women and their families here in America!” “As an avocado grower, I have faced the impact of our trade policies. I’ve seen first-hand our domestic market flooded with imports that harmed local farmers and even drove some out of business. My neighbors who have raised this product for years are being forced to cut down their groves. I’ll leave decisions about trade policies and how you balance the many economic interests of our nation to others but this much I do know: Donald Trump raised concerns on behalf of working people before the Washington elites did. He will make trade deals that benefit working men and women and their families here in America!”
THE FACTS: Moody’s Analytics: Donald Trump’s trade proposals would send the U.S. into a recession. “An economic model of Trump’s proposals, prepared by Moody’s Analytics at the request of The Washington Post, suggests Trump is half-right about his plans. […] Unfortunately, the United States would fall into recession, too.” [Washington Post, 3/25/16]