No political necessity to keep Canada in new NAFTA deal: US President Trump
Washington/Ottawa, Sept 1 (IBNS): Raising his voice once against against Canada over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), US President Donald Trump on Saturday said there is no political necessity to keep his neighbouring country in the new deal.
In a couple of tweets on Saturday, Trump hinted at a possibility to sign the new NAFTA deal without Canada.
He has once again said the US was the victim of the deal.
Trump also warned the Congress for interfering in the matter.
He tweeted, "There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal. If we don’t make a fair deal for the U.S. after decades of abuse, Canada will be out. Congress should not interfere w/ these negotiations or I will simply terminate NAFTA entirely & we will be far better off..."
There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal. If we don’t make a fair deal for the U.S. after decades of abuse, Canada will be out. Congress should not interfere w/ these negotiations or I will simply terminate NAFTA entirely & we will be far better off...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
Terming NAFTA as the worst trade deal, the US President said the country was better without NAFTA.
Not ruling out an exit from NAFTA, Trump tweeted, "....Remember, NAFTA was one of the WORST Trade Deals ever made. The U.S. lost thousands of businesses and millions of jobs. We were far better off before NAFTA - should never have been signed. Even the Vat Tax was not accounted for. We make new deal or go back to pre-NAFTA!"
....Remember, NAFTA was one of the WORST Trade Deals ever made. The U.S. lost thousands of businesses and millions of jobs. We were far better off before NAFTA - should never have been signed. Even the Vat Tax was not accounted for. We make new deal or go back to pre-NAFTA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
However, earlier this week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had a constructive conversation with US President Donald Trump over North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Both the leaders welcomed the progress in the US' negotiations with Mexico on NAFTA.
NAFTA is an agreement which came into force from January 1994 by Canada, Mexico and United States creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
Trump had earlier also alleged that the US faced severe losses in the trade pact with Canada and Mexico.
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