The article also states that Trump at the time was considering a run as the candidate for the Reform Party.
He was also a Democrat.
So crockett's delusional last sentence about Republicans isn't even applicable to the whole concept of what Trump was saying 16 years ago.
Also the national debt wasn't almos 20 TRILLION dollars.
I think Trump's current stance is the correct one: We need the companies that are outsourcing everything to bring those jobs back to the United States.
More jobs, broader tax base, good economy.
It's not rocket science...or crockett science.