Donald Trump - Trump gives half the story on trade deals, the Clintons and factory jobs

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Trump gives half the story on trade deals, the Clintons and factory jobs Donald Trump tapped into a deep well of bitterness over jobs and trade to win the Republican nomination and in his acceptance speech, he placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of his Democratic opponent. "America has lost nearly one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton," Trump told a roaring crowd. Trump offered the same statistic when he laid out his economic policies at a speech in Pennsylvania in June. That speech went into more detail, and best of all for fact-checkers, his campaign footnoted his ... >> More

By: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump