WASHINGTON — The presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that her husband, the former president, supports a free-trade agreement with Colombia that she strenuously opposes.
The acknowledgment adds new hurdles to her bid to woo voters in Pennsylvania and elsewhere who believe free-trade agreements have eliminated thousands of U.S. jobs. On Sunday, she demoted her chief campaign strategist for his role in promoting the Colombia pact.
Clinton told union activists Tuesday that she would do everything in her power to defeat the Colombia Free Trade Agreement now before Congress. Her campaign spokesman, Jay Carson, said: “Like other married couples who disagree on issues from time to time, she disagrees with her husband on this issue. President Clinton has been public about his support for Colombia’s request for U.S. trade preferences since 2000.”
