Obama: Elizabeth Warren is 'wrong' on trade
Obama: Warren is 'wrong' on trade
By Laura Koran
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama is locking horns with one of his most prominent progressive critics on trade policy, calling out Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as "wrong" in her opposition to a proposed trade deal with Asia.
"I love Elizabeth. We're allies on a whole host of issues. But she's wrong on this," Obama says in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews at the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, scheduled to air Tuesday night.
"I would not be doing this trade deal if I did not think it was good for the middle class. And when you hear folks make a lot of suggestions about how bad this trade deal is, when you dig into the facts they are wrong," Obama said.
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