American Quote by Robert Lighthizer

Free trade was once a Republican conviction.

— Bret Stephens

[Trade] was clearly a factor.That was a complete reversal of where things are normally at. Usually Republicans are all for free trade.

— Collin Peterson

I wanted to be clear that Republicans will continue to be a champion for expanding economic freedom to trade. It is at the heart…

— Kevin Brady

Every Republican president starting with Lincoln - and for almost 100 years thereafter - generally supported tariffs, while Democrats tended to promote free trade.

— Robert Lighthizer

Free trade is an important component of our economy, but it also has to be fair. Too often, the needs of American workers are…

— Carlos Beruff

“Under both parties, the U.S. Government has stacked the deck against the American worker…. Both parties have collaborated in the sellout. In embracing free…

— Joseph Befumo

I am a believer in free trade, fair free trade.

— Juan Manuel Santos

Americans have learned to trust free markets. Republican or Democrat, we believe the unimpeded exchange of goods and services will yield better solutions than…

— John Katzman

I support free trade, and so does Donald Trump.

— Mike Pence

We've been the foolish country for so long with this free trade, but it's not free trade because it's - you know, just doesn't…

— Donald Trump

I'm not against free trade but I'm against free trade deals that are negotiated badly, that actually compromise jobs, manufacturing jobs, compromise the national…

— Nick Xenophon

President Trump is right that actual free trade is desirable. It might seem counterintuitive from a free market perspective, but he is also right…

— Scott Bessent