Current Events > U.S.-Mexico Deal Clears Pathway for Nafta Rewrite

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President Trump on Monday announced his administration had reached a deal with Mexico on issues that have held up renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement for over a year.

The president made the announcement in an Oval Office statement.

The conclusion of the bilateral talks with Mexico clears the stage for Canada to rejoin the negotiations and brings the president one step closer to his campaign goal of a new Nafta deal.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-u-s-nafta-negotiators-signal-confidence-after-marathon-sunday-session-1535372909?mod=hp_lead_pos1
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Anything other than trilateral is BS.

I can't imagine Trump ever making "progress" is a good thing.
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Lol they wanna get shit signed before the new lefty Mexican prez is sworn in
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Remember when Trump announced that he made a deal with North Korea?

I can feel the greatness returning.
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^Of course not. And they haven't even brought in Canada yet to the discussion.

P4wn4g3 posted...

I can't imagine Trump ever making "progress" is a good thing.

Like with NK where he gave them everything they wanted for nothing. People with multiple bankruptcies generally make the best deals... just not for themselves.
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shockthemonkey posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

I can't imagine Trump ever making "progress" is a good thing.

Like with NK where he gave them everything they wanted for nothing. People with multiple bankruptcies generally make the best deals... just not for themselves.

He did still manage to get the remains of soldiers who fought in the Korean War, right?

Well he got remains that he took Kim's word were our soldiers. So, I guess we don't really know.

Many of the most significant changes agreed to by Mexico and the United States simply update the pact to take into account the rise of the internet and the digital economy since the agreement was negotiated. But Mr. Trumps advisers have also pressed for big alterations to the rules governing automobile manufacturing, in an effort to bring more car production back to the United States from Mexico.

To qualify for zero tariffs under Nafta, car companies would be required to manufacture at least 75 percent of an automobiles value in North America under the new rules, up from 62.5 percent previously. They will also be required to use more local steel, aluminum and auto parts, and have a certain proportion of the car made by workers earning at least $16 an hour, a boon to both the United States and Canada.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/us/politics/us-mexico-nafta-deal.html
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It's looking like the idiot wants to ditch Canada and sign a new deal with Mexico. Fortunately he can't do that without congressional approval.