Commerce Secretary Raimondo offers a parting shot at Trump and advice for Democrats’ future WSOC TV [Video]

WASHINGTON — (AP) — When Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo looks at Donald Trump, she says she sees a president-elect who for all of his aggressive talk is afraid to let America compete with the rest of the world, responding instead with tariffs and curtailing immigration.

“What Trump is saying is I want to protect you from competition,” Raimondo said in a Wednesday interview. “I have a very different view. We’re going to compete. We’re going to outcompete, and we’re going to win. There’s no one better than American workers. No one more innovative American entrepreneurs. No one more creative than American companies.”

She might also be previewing a message she thinks Democrats need in the future. Raimondo’s four years in Washington have established her ability to cajole CEOs, work with labor unions and stare down foreign leaders. At 53, the former Rhode Island governor has already been considered for the vice presidency by both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

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