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Sources close to Vice President JD Vance say UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Starmer will need to repeal hate speech laws that protect LGBTQ people in order to get a trade deal with the Trump administration. Continue reading “Trump Admin: UK Must Repeal Hate Speech Laws That Protect LGBTQ Or Lose US Trade Deal”
Particularly embarrassing as the President made a personal push in the last couple of days to get this passed.
Obama showed up on the Hill this morning in hopes of swaying votes, which apparently irked some Democrats.
From MSNBC:
The overall deal at the core of the debate, the Trans Pacific Partnership, would expand U.S. trade relationships with more than a dozen Pacific nations. Obama has argued that the agreement would inject a new global vitality into American markets and boost job creation.
While some Republicans, especially those from Rust Belt states, were in favor of the legislation, Democrats were going to have to unite to get the worker protections measure over the finish line. The most vehement opponents of the trade agreement, including the AFL-CIO, urged members to vote against it, saying that defeating the Trade Adjustment Assistance measure would be the fastest way to scuttle the whole deal.
Dominating many of the news shows these days is the debate between President Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren over “TPP” (“Trans-Pacific Partnership” trade deal), and how it will impact the economies of not only the US but countries abroad.
Think Progress’ Igor Volsky explains both sides in this easy to understand video.
Be smarter in two minutes, then go have a glass of wine and feel better about yourself 🙂