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Trade Deals
nafta
Aug. 27, 2018
Trump Threatens to Kill NAFTA After U.S., Mexico Reach Preliminary Trade Deal President Trump claims he’ll be terminating the old agreement, but his administration’s actions say otherwise.
By Benjamin Hart
trade war
June 9, 2018
Trump Threatens to End All Trade With Allies He also suggested that there be no trade barriers of any kind among the G7.
By Chas Danner
Oct. 17, 2017
Trump’s Demands Have Deadlocked NAFTA Talks Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. have agreed to delay the next round of talks, as White House continues to insist on reforms its neighbors won’t abide.
By Eric Levitz
Oct. 16, 2017
Why Trump Just Might Blow Up NAFTA Since losing a proxy battle with Breitbart in Alabama, the president has been increasingly willing to sow chaos for the far right’s pleasure.
By Eric Levitz
Oct. 6, 2017
Trump Administration Poised to Make Deal-Killing NAFTA Demands Trump wants to put tariffs on cars that aren’t made from at least 50 percent U.S.-made parts. Mexico, Canada, U.S. carmakers say that’s a bad idea.
By Eric Levitz
May 9, 2017
NAFTA Was Saved by Kushner and Trudeau — or Maybe It Was Never Even in Danger Reports question what really happened on the day Trump nearly killed the trade deal, then suddenly agreed to renegotiate.
By Margaret Hartmann
Mar. 30, 2017
Trump Signals He Will Seek Relatively Modest Changes to NAFTA During the campaign, Trump promised to “rip up” the trade agreement. Now, his administration appears content to make NAFTA a bit more like the TPP.
By Eric Levitz
Nov. 10, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Dead Chuck Schumer has informed labor leaders that the trade agreement will not be ratified by Congress.
By Eric Levitz