Mistrust of Clinton on trade shadows her at Democratic convention


  • World
  • Thursday, 28 Jul 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, U.S., July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When it comes to trade policy, Hillary Clinton is taking heat from all sides.

At the Democratic National Convention this week, where Clinton will formally accept her party’s presidential nomination, opposition to trade deals was plastered on buttons, scrawled on signs and chanted by delegates. Many are worried by her past support of 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is still awaiting congressional approval.

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