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Ron Johnson: “America has repeatedly been taken advantage of in some of…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson on Bloomberg TV

Published | Video Starts at 01:04

He's going to insist on fair trade, as is his commerce secretary and his trade negotiator. And that's not a bad thing. I'm for free trade. But let face, I think America has repeatedly been taken advantage of in some of these [trade] deals. And so I think on a country by country basis, and I think that's the really what President Trump is talking about is if you negotiate these deals country by country, you can ensure that they are fair in the best interest of both countries. (01:04–01:08)

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Asserts that the U.S. has been disadvantaged in past trade agreements.

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