Trump Reiterates in Tweet Threat to Pull US From NAFTA
President Donald Trump on Aug. 27 repeated his threat to pull the U.S. from NAFTA in a tweet, drawing pushback from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “We are in the NAFTA (worst trade deal ever made) renegotiation process with…
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Mexico & Canada,” Trump tweeted. “Both being very difficult, may have to terminate?” In an Aug. 27 press release, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Mexico won’t negotiate NAFTA or any other bilateral matter with the U.S. “through social media or any other news platform.” The ministry added that Mexico is taking a “serious and constructive” approach to NAFTA renegotiations, “always putting our national interests first, and seeking a beneficial result whereby the three North American countries win.” The government of Canada didn’t comment. Trump also threatened to terminate NAFTA during an Aug. 22 rally in Phoenix (see 1708230036).