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How trade made Trump

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Trade is a major talking point for both Democrats and Republicans this campaign season -- with candidates arguing that too many jobs have been lost overseas. But did trade agreements such as NAFTA directly lead to the loss of manufacturing we've seen today? And how have those job losses led to the current state of politics?

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Washington Post Economic Policy Correspondent Jim Tankersley about his recent article, 'What Republicans did 15 years ago to help create Donald Trump today'. Senior Economist Robert Scott from the Economic Policy Institute also joined the conversation.