Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

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No, Trump says he's for free trade.  He tries to say he'll do better deals.  But to do a better deal than one that already exists involves having some negotiating power.  Someone trying to renegotiate an existing trade deal has no negotiating power at all. 

The problem for the US is that one of its biggest economic resources is intellectual property.  That's one of the main things that their trade deals try to protect.  Ripping up trade deals throws away those advantages and would alarm many business interests in the US. 

Trump has hardly had any involvement in manufacturing and I can't see why anyone would believe he has the remotest interest in promoting manufacturing and blue collar workers.  His thing has been property development which obviously doesn't face the same problems.  He's not even doing much of that personally, preferring to licence other developers to use his name.

Trump wants IP protected by returning manufacturing onshore, he stated that in the last major debate. He used the Apple employing Americans example during his reply to a question and referred to making stuff onshore as a way of protecting American technology, that's his idea of doing better deals. But privately he employs Mexicans to work in his hotels and leaves locals collecting leftovers at the back door!