Trump in NH: Withdraw from TPP, Renegotiate NAFTA

Manchester, NH — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke in Manchester Thursday, arguing the U.S. should withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and renegotiate NAFTA.

Trump's full appearance:

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Below are quotes from Trump's speech:

"(Referencing a plane overhead) That could be a Mexican plane up there. They’re getting ready to attack." (Crowd laughter)
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"We're going to get a lot of the Bernie Sanders voters."
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"I don't want to stop free trade. I want to make better deals."
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"I do tremendous business with China on condominiums."
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"China is like a grand chess master. We're like checkers players."
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"(A Hillary Clinton presidency) would be a sad day for our country, for our workers especially."
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"The single biggest weapon used to destroy our country is devaluation of currencies."
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"We have to immediately withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership."
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"We want to renegotiate NAFTA."
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"(The U.S.) is like a debtor nation."
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"Abraham Lincoln said we have to protect ourselves from goods pouring into our country ... George Washington talked about ... our leaders today want to protect the world. They don't want to protect our workers."
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"We're going to simplify our tax code."
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"Israel is a very important ally of the United States. We're going to protect them 100 percent."
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"I think women like me."

New Hampshire has played a pivotal role in Trump's ascension; he dominated February's primary with the help of Granite State resident Corey Lewandowski, who served as his campaign manager but was recently fired.

In January, Trump campaigned in Nashua, renewing his promise to build a wall to stop illegal immigration. He also attacked a local newspaper that wrote a scathing editorial against his candidacy.

On Wednesday, Trump was in Boston for a fundraiser, drawing crowds both for and against the candidate.

That night, he traveled to Bangor, Maine and delivered a speech courting working-class voters.

Latest polling averages from RealClearPolitics show Hillary Clinton (45 percent) with a slight edge over Trump (40 percent).

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