Trump to Formally Terminate NAFTA

Trump to Formally Terminate NAFTA
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto (L), US President Donald Trump (C) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sign a new free trade agreement in Buenos Aires, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit on Nov. 30, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—President Donald Trump said on Dec. 1 that he soon would give formal notice to the U.S. Congress to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Trump will give lawmakers six months to approve the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, signed on Nov. 30.

“I will be formally terminating NAFTA shortly,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One after the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Argentina.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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