Terrible Trade Negotiators Donald Trump’s accusation about the trade negotiators from past administrations was that they were terrible. However, the evidence is not stacking up very well for his own negotiators. Consider the following:

Canada and the EU reached a bilateral trade agreement in which Ottawa recognized Europe’s geographic indicators that are strongly opposed by U.S. agricultural producers. Japan negotiated a bilateral trade agreement with Mexico but refuses to negotiate one with the U.S. The EU isn’t negotiating a trade agreement with the U.S., but it did complete a bilateral agreement with Mexico in which 99 percent of products will be duty-free, including 98 percent upon entry into force. Mexico City a...