The "giant sucking sound" was a phrase used by United States presidential candidate Ross Perot, to describe what he believed would be the negative effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which he opposed. == First usage and context == The phrase, which Perot coined during his 1992 presidential campaign, referred to the sound of US jobs heading south for Mexico should the free-trade agreement go into effect.
The "giant sucking sound" was a phrase used by United States presidential candidate Ross Perot, to describe what he believed would be the negative effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which he opposed. == First usage and context == The phrase, which Perot coined during his 1992 presidential campaign, referred to the sound of US jobs heading south for Mexico should the free-trade agreement go into effect.
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