DES MOINES, Iowa, June 14 (UPI) -- Hillary Clinton on Sunday gave the first media interviews of her 2016 campaign following a rally in Iowa, at which she tackled various issues -- including President Barack Obama's failed Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The Clinton campaign has been running for two months, but the media only got access to her for the first time Sunday -- an issue many have questioned and criticized.
Addressing Obama's TPP, Clinton advised the president to work more with Senate Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress. She also added that any trade agreement must have three criteria -- protection for American workers, higher domestic wages, and representing interests of national security.
"In my time, eight years in the Senate, I voted for some trade agreements and I voted against others," she said. "I think I have a pretty good idea of what we can do to meet the tests."
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The TPP collapsed on Friday when a program that aids American workers was defeated by the House. Without the support for that program, Obama won't have support for "fast track" authority in the TPP.
"No President would be a tougher negotiator on behalf of American workers, with trading partners or on Capitol Hill than I would be," she said.
Clinton also said she believes any free trade agreement is going to have some obstacles, and that it is the president's job to make certain the United States is getting the best agreement possible.
"Any trade agreement is going to be fraught with all sorts of problems," she told Radio Iowa Sunday. "Our goals should always be to make as many winners as possible."
Clinton, who is the only woman in the 2016 presidential race, said she is confident in her chances of becoming the first female American president.
"We need a country where a father can tell his daughter, 'you can be anything you want,'" she said. "Even president of the United States."
