According to Newt Gingrich, NAFTA turned out pretty well for the US because it created jobs in Mexico and Canada. Really.
The jokes just write themself sometimes don't they?
Appearing on a conservative talk radio program, Gingrich praised the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), taking the decidedly internationalist view that it was positive because it created jobs in Mexico. [...]
"Back in the 90s I remember Ross Perot saying that there was going to be the giant sucking sound of jobs if NAFTA passed," the caller said. "I think it ended up being true, right? And I know you were a big free trader."
Gingrich replied that it was not true -- at least, not for Mexico.
"Yeah, well, I don’t think it was true in Mexico," he said. "I think the fact is that NAFTA allowed us to build jobs in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, in competition with China. I mean, our big competitor is not Mexico. Our big competitor is China and India. And I’d rather have jobs close to the United States than have jobs overseas in places like China and India."
You're off to a good start in your campaign, Newt. Keep going! All the way to the convention if you have to!