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## Video: President Obama: Don’t Assume the Worst About Donald Trump’s Trade Policies

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_Published 2016-11-20. Warning against a rush to judgment, President Barack Obama sought Saturday to ease concerns in Latin America that President-elect Donald Trump will wipe out trade deals and create other international problems._


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## Transcript

[ NOISE ] [ LAUGH ] Give this new President elect a chance, to put their team together, to examine the issues, to determine what their policies will be. Because, as I've always said. How you campaign isn't always the same as how you govern. Sometimes, when you're campaigning, you're trying to stir up passions. When you govern, you actually have a reality in front of you, and you have to figure out, how do I make this work?

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