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When Trump became president, these threats sparked concern around the world, leading foreign leaders to try to discern how to mollify the new leader. Canada and Mexico agreed to renegotiate NAFTA under the threat of withdrawal from Trump, but they have recently joined forces in resisting his demands; the process has stalled. Last year, when White House threats to withdraw hit a fever pitch, his top advisers made clear that they felt he was in the strongest position to demand changes.
“The president has put himself in a perfect position on NAFTA because folks know he’s inclined [to be] negative on NAFTA, yet he’s open to negotiating,” then-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told The Washington Post at the time. “It’s a good spot to be. The leverage is all with the president.”
- WAPO
What happened?
President Donald Trump was set to announce Saturday, on the 100th day of his presidency, that he was withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement - the sort of disruptive proclamation that would upend both global and domestic politics and signal to his base that he was keeping his campaign promise to terminate what he once called "a total disaster" and "one of the worst deals ever."
"I was all set to terminate," Trump said in an Oval Office interview Thursday night. "I looked forward to terminating. I was going to do it." - Chicago Tribune
When Trump became president, these threats sparked concern around the world, leading foreign leaders to try to discern how to mollify the new leader. Canada and Mexico agreed to renegotiate NAFTA under the threat of withdrawal from Trump, but they have recently joined forces in resisting his demands; the process has stalled. Last year, when White House threats to withdraw hit a fever pitch, his top advisers made clear that they felt he was in the strongest position to demand changes.
“The president has put himself in a perfect position on NAFTA because folks know he’s inclined [to be] negative on NAFTA, yet he’s open to negotiating,” then-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told The Washington Post at the time. “It’s a good spot to be. The leverage is all with the president.”
- WAPO
What happened?
President Donald Trump was set to announce Saturday, on the 100th day of his presidency, that he was withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement - the sort of disruptive proclamation that would upend both global and domestic politics and signal to his base that he was keeping his campaign promise to terminate what he once called "a total disaster" and "one of the worst deals ever."
"I was all set to terminate," Trump said in an Oval Office interview Thursday night. "I looked forward to terminating. I was going to do it." - Chicago Tribune