The media and advocates of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement have repeatedly described opponents of the deal as opposed to trade itself.
For instance, after US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pressed his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton to swear off passage of the deal, the New York Times said Trump was embracing 鈥渘ationalistic anti-trade policies鈥.
The Wall Street Journal said Trump expressed 鈥減rotectionist views鈥. US President Barack Obama warned that you cannot withdraw 鈥渇rom trade deals鈥 and focus 鈥渟olely on your local market鈥.