Robert Lighthizer

Well, I mean, so I basically, you know, people say, why do I think the way I think? And some people say it's because you're from Ashtabula, Ohio, which was one of the places that was decimated, one of a million.

Well, I mean, so I basically, you know, people say, why do I think the way I think? And some people say it's because you're from Ashtabula, Ohio, which was one of the places that was decimated, one of a million.

So Ashtabula was a great town. It was a little town between Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania. It was a port town. They had steel. They didn't have steel mills, but they had steel fabrication. They made a lot of auto parts. Indeed, at one point, the fiberglass body of the Corvette was made in Ashtabula, one of the famous things about us.

So Ashtabula was a great town. It was a little town between Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania. It was a port town. They had steel. They didn't have steel mills, but they had steel fabrication. They made a lot of auto parts. Indeed, at one point, the fiberglass body of the Corvette was made in Ashtabula, one of the famous things about us.

So Ashtabula was a great town. It was a little town between Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania. It was a port town. They had steel. They didn't have steel mills, but they had steel fabrication. They made a lot of auto parts. Indeed, at one point, the fiberglass body of the Corvette was made in Ashtabula, one of the famous things about us.

They brought in ore from the Great Lakes and then trained it down to Pittsburgh where they made steel. Obviously, there was agriculture, a lot of agriculture in the area, a lot of machine tools, those kinds of things. It was the sort of stuff... That was really, really hit first with the Japanese wave that came on.

They brought in ore from the Great Lakes and then trained it down to Pittsburgh where they made steel. Obviously, there was agriculture, a lot of agriculture in the area, a lot of machine tools, those kinds of things. It was the sort of stuff... That was really, really hit first with the Japanese wave that came on.

They brought in ore from the Great Lakes and then trained it down to Pittsburgh where they made steel. Obviously, there was agriculture, a lot of agriculture in the area, a lot of machine tools, those kinds of things. It was the sort of stuff... That was really, really hit first with the Japanese wave that came on.

And which wave was one of the other motivating things in President Trump's mind because he – that was the first thing that we all complained about was Japan and Japanese cars and the like. And then it was all Japanese manufacturing. And once again, I just want to say because I – And I love Japan. I'm not anti-Japanese at all. But that had nothing to do with economics either.

And which wave was one of the other motivating things in President Trump's mind because he – that was the first thing that we all complained about was Japan and Japanese cars and the like. And then it was all Japanese manufacturing. And once again, I just want to say because I – And I love Japan. I'm not anti-Japanese at all. But that had nothing to do with economics either.

And which wave was one of the other motivating things in President Trump's mind because he – that was the first thing that we all complained about was Japan and Japanese cars and the like. And then it was all Japanese manufacturing. And once again, I just want to say because I – And I love Japan. I'm not anti-Japanese at all. But that had nothing to do with economics either.

It was they kept their currency low. They had an industrial policy to subsidize all this. And then we sat here and they took our jobs. And now we're seeing that on a far greater scale.

It was they kept their currency low. They had an industrial policy to subsidize all this. And then we sat here and they took our jobs. And now we're seeing that on a far greater scale.

It was they kept their currency low. They had an industrial policy to subsidize all this. And then we sat here and they took our jobs. And now we're seeing that on a far greater scale.

Oh, you know, I cover this in the book. It is – I have to be careful because I love my hometown. But – You know, the poverty rate's probably 35 or 40%. Oh, gosh. Yeah, the college graduation rate's probably 15 or 20%. And by the way, by the way, this is not... Like we're some – the bottom of the pit. This is across the country.

Oh, you know, I cover this in the book. It is – I have to be careful because I love my hometown. But – You know, the poverty rate's probably 35 or 40%. Oh, gosh. Yeah, the college graduation rate's probably 15 or 20%. And by the way, by the way, this is not... Like we're some – the bottom of the pit. This is across the country.

Oh, you know, I cover this in the book. It is – I have to be careful because I love my hometown. But – You know, the poverty rate's probably 35 or 40%. Oh, gosh. Yeah, the college graduation rate's probably 15 or 20%. And by the way, by the way, this is not... Like we're some – the bottom of the pit. This is across the country.

It's everywhere you go. You see these kind of communities. These were wealthy people. I mean they weren't wealthy people. They were people who were well off. A person could have a job, own a car, pay off their house, and support their family. And now they can't do that anymore. And there's this kind of notion that, well, other jobs have come back. And indeed, in many cases, there have.

It's everywhere you go. You see these kind of communities. These were wealthy people. I mean they weren't wealthy people. They were people who were well off. A person could have a job, own a car, pay off their house, and support their family. And now they can't do that anymore. And there's this kind of notion that, well, other jobs have come back. And indeed, in many cases, there have.

It's everywhere you go. You see these kind of communities. These were wealthy people. I mean they weren't wealthy people. They were people who were well off. A person could have a job, own a car, pay off their house, and support their family. And now they can't do that anymore. And there's this kind of notion that, well, other jobs have come back. And indeed, in many cases, there have.