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President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Oct. 1, 2018. Jenny Jing/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—The United States, Canada, and Mexico agreed to sign a new trade deal to “terminate and replace” the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
President Donald Trump says the new agreement will transform North America into a “manufacturing powerhouse.”
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.