Actually, Mr. President.... Very disputable.
USpresident Barack Obama delivered a strong defense of corporate-backed
trade deals like TTIP on Sunday saying their benefits are
"undispustable." (Photo: Pool/Getty Images)
Calling Corporate-Backed Deals an "Indisputable" Good, Obama Makes Pitch for TTIP
Sitting
next to Chancellor Angela Merkel during a summit in Germany, U.S.
president continued to ignore opponents as he defended controversial
agreement with European nations
next to Chancellor Angela Merkel during a summit in Germany, U.S.
president continued to ignore opponents as he defended controversial
agreement with European nations
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Despite the tens of thousands of people who marched against the deal in Germany ahead of his arrival and the steady drop in support for such neoliberal trade deals
overall, President Barack Obama stood next to Chancellor Angela Merkel
on Sunday and defended the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) and said similar past deals have been an
"indisputable" benefit to the U.S. economy.
"It is indisputable that ["free trade"] has made our economy
stronger," Obama said during a joint news conference. "It has made sure
that our businesses are the most competitive in the world."
Though the failure of past deals like NAFTA have become rallying
cries on both sides of the partisan aisle in this year's U.S.
presidential campaign—with middle- and working-class Americans speaking
out against them like never before—Obama said Sunday that "the majority
of people still favor trade" and "still recognize, on balance, that it's
a good idea."
Offering a quite visible contradiction to that assertion, tens of
thousands marched in the streets of Hanover on Saturday to let both
Obama and Merkel how strong their opposition to TTIP remains.
overall, President Barack Obama stood next to Chancellor Angela Merkel
on Sunday and defended the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) and said similar past deals have been an
"indisputable" benefit to the U.S. economy.
"It is indisputable that ["free trade"] has made our economy
stronger," Obama said during a joint news conference. "It has made sure
that our businesses are the most competitive in the world."
Though the failure of past deals like NAFTA have become rallying
cries on both sides of the partisan aisle in this year's U.S.
presidential campaign—with middle- and working-class Americans speaking
out against them like never before—Obama said Sunday that "the majority
of people still favor trade" and "still recognize, on balance, that it's
a good idea."
Offering a quite visible contradiction to that assertion, tens of
thousands marched in the streets of Hanover on Saturday to let both
Obama and Merkel how strong their opposition to TTIP remains.
