Free trade groups urge Trump to re-join TPP, end 'protectionist' policies

President Trump should re-join the Trans-Pacific Partnership and roll back “protectionist trade measures,” three pro-free trade organizations urge in a new letter . The groups – Freedom Partners, Americans for Prosperity and the LIBRE Initiative – also launched a pro-trade ad criticizing the $12 billion the Trump administration has pledged to help farmers impacted by retaliatory tariffs, calling it a “bailout.” “The barriers [President Trump]’s putting in place to free trade are a tax on hardworking Americans. The proposed farm...