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U.S. President Barack Obama says he will do whatever he can to advance a controversial trade deal with the European Union in his last nine months in office. But, as Ivor Bennett reports, there's a growing swell of populist concerns about the impact on jobs, consumer protections and the environment.
In his weekly address, President Obama makes another pitch for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade deal he wants to finalize before leaving office. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
EU ministers move towards approving a free trade deal with Canada. But opposition towards a similar agreement with the United States appears to be growing at grass-roots level - and among some European leaders. Ciara Lee reports.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a rally at the Laconia Middle School Gymnasium, in Laconia, New Hampshire, where he railed against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), calling it "the worst trade deal ever made."
U.S. President Barack Obama says he's hopeful that once the election for the White House is over, "there will be more attention to the actual facts" of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).