CLEVELAND (Sputnik), Leandra Bernstein — On Sunday, Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort told reporters that the 2016 Republican Party policy doctrine recognize the "distinct impact" of the Trump campaign in calling for trade on a bilateral, not multilateral basis.
Early in the presidential campaign, Trump also proposed imposing heavy tariffs on US trade partners China and Mexico.
"What [Trump] wants is fair trade, it’s what I want," Perdue said on Wednesday. Asked if Trump would support a deal like the TPP, Perdue affirmed, "Absolutely."
"All I hear Donald Trump saying is we want a level playing field," Perdue said. "He is not anti-trade at all. I know Donald, and I know what he wants."
Perdue is a pro-trade senator who approved giving President Barack Obama the authority to conclude the 12-nation TPP trade deal, which would create the world’s largest global free-trade zone.
