This is the video that the New York Post reports is going viral:

Free trade serves the cause of economic progress, and it serves the cause of world peace. When governments get too involved in trade, economic costs increase and political disputes multiply. Peace is threatened. In the 1930s, the world experienced an ugly specter, protectionism and trade wars, and eventually, real wars and unprecedented suffering and loss of life. There are some who seem to believe that we should run up the American flag in defense of our markets. They would embrace protectionism again and insulate our markets from world competition. For the last time the United States tried that, there was enormous economic distress in the world. World Trade fell by 60%, and young Americans soon followed the American flag into World War II. I’m old enough and hopefully wise enough not to forget the lessons of those unhappy years.

The world must never live through such a nightmare again. We’re in the same boat with our trading partners. If one partner shoots a hole in the boat, does it make sense for the other one to shoot another hole in the boat? Some say yes and call that getting stuff. Well, I call it stupid. We shouldn’t be shooting holes. We should be working together to plug them up. We must strengthen the boat of free markets and fair trade so it can lead the world to economic recovery and greater political stability…

And no one should mistake our determination to use our full power and influence to prevent others from destroying the boat and sinking us all. That’s how the United States is working in the world on behalf of freedom, economic prosperity, and peace.