SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS – AUGUST 31, 2018
In a surprising move, President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States has come to a bilateral “understanding” with Mexico on what might replace NAFTA. The details of the understanding, which must be ratified by Congress to become law, are still unclear.
According to reports, President Trump has indicated he may terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and replace it with the work-in-progress U.S.-Mexico “understanding.” When asked if Canada would be part of the new pact, the president glibly replied, “We shall see.”
With typical grandiosity, Trump describes this new agreement as “one of the largest trade deals ever.” However, unlike NAFTA, the announced understanding does not include the United States’ largest trade partner: Canada.
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