Trump Threatens to Kill NAFTA After U.S., Mexico Reach Preliminary Trade Deal

[Judi Lynn]

NAFTA 12:27 P.M.
Trump Threatens to Kill NAFTA After U.S., Mexico Reach Preliminary Trade Deal
By Benjamin Hart@realaxelfoley



After months of painstaking negotiations that often seemed on the verge of collapse, the United States and Mexico reached a bilateral deal on Monday that would rewrite key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the landmark 1994 pact that President Trump attacked relentlessly on the campaign trail and has continued to rail against during his presidency. The big question now is whether Canada, the third party to the original deal, will come onboard.

During an Oval Office briefing with reporters, Trump awkwardly spoke with Mexican president on speaker-phone, hailing the new agreement as a breakthrough. He also said that he would be “terminating” NAFTA, and that the name of the new deal would be the the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement. He then threatened Canada with new tariffs on cars if it didn’t come to a trade agreement with with the U.S., which he said could be bilateral.

Behind the scenes, though, the Trump administration is attempting to get Canada to sign off on a trilateral deal, and Trump’s words could be viewed as a threat for Canada to get onboard as quickly as possible.

With Canadian-U.S.relations at a low after Trump assailed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in June, the country has withdrawn itself from NAFTA talks in recent weeks.

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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/u-s-mexico-reach-preliminary-deal-on-nafta.html

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Just another distraction, he isn't the center of attention. The toddler needs a toy.

[dubyadiprecession]

2. Did Mexico agree through the deal to pay for the wall?

Trump implied one way or another he would make them pay for it.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Canada has not "withdrawn" from talks with America. More like "not bothering while the Shitstain

does nothing but issue idiotic and lying threats".

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Yes. With Mexico tRump dropped the "sunset clause" addon that Canada had insisted he drop.

Canada was in favor of arrangements to increase Mexican wages and working conditions, part of the partial set of provisions that preliminary agreement was reached with Mexico. The US and Mexico could not find even preliminary agreement on other parts of the Mexico arrangements.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Two Bit Donnie

and his so advisors are trying to make the Media chase his new shinny object. Rather than his total botch of John McCain's passing.

There is no Trade Deal now or in the near future,just a attempt to change the Media Narrative.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Not nearly ready for Congress to even look at. Preliminary on SOME of the issues, none on others. nt