Of course they won't do that!
They'll point to the lost jobs, etc., put up a few sob stories, and say how we have to help people! It's all about spin.
Remember when the Republicans were in favor of free trade and the Democrats wanted protect the American worker?
I don't get your point. Trump is trying to make trade "freer" by getting these other countries to reduce or eliminate their tariffs on American goods. We can argue about the methods he's utilizing, but I'm not sure how you can argue that freer trade hurts the American worker?