President Trump on Monday tweeted that his recently declared tariffs on steel and aluminum could be removed if nations agree to a “fair” North American Free Trade agreement.
“We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for U.S.A. Massive relocation of companies & jobs. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum will only come off if new & fair NAFTA agreement is signed,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
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We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for U.S.A. Massive relocation of companies & jobs. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum will only come off if new & fair NAFTA agreement is signed. Also, Canada must..
“Also, Canada must treat our farmers much better. Highly restrictive. Mexico must do much more on stopping drugs from pouring into the U.S. They have not done what needs to be done. Millions of people addicted and dying,” the president continued.
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...treat our farmers much better. Highly restrictive. Mexico must do much more on stopping drugs from pouring into the U.S. They have not done what needs to be done. Millions of people addicted and dying.
The comment comes days after he took most by surprise in declaring that he will be instituting a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports.
Shortly after his remarks, the stock market dropped over 400 points over fears of a trade war.
While Trump appears to be willing to negotiate, White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro has stressed that, for now, the tariffs stand.
“I understand if we get a great NAFTA agreement, and (US Trade Representative Robert) Lighthizer is trying to do that, that would be a great thing for the American people, but at this point in time, 25% on steel, 10% on aluminum, no country exclusions, firm line in the sand,” he told Fox news Monday morning.
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.@FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to welcome Argentina President @MauricioMacri and First Lady Juliana Awada to the @WhiteHouse today🇺🇸🇦🇷
Oh for goodness sake .... have mercy , get rid of this lier , cheater and nut job . HeHe
Canada would so appreciate if you got rid of Bozo. He is destroying trade between our two countries and that will negatively affect both of them. Justin is a nice, friendly guy but down deep he has a backbone of steel just like his Dad. His Dad was an awesome prime minister but he was tough.
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I think Mueller will nail the last nail in his coffin , the men in white coats will haul his orange ass out the WH screaming and yelling his orange ass off . tRUMP could take a few lessons from Justin , don't sell out your country .
ReplyDeleteHave you notice , tRUMP will tweet about everything except Putin ,
I am trying to find the article where Putin called him out , when Putin said how many weapons he had , tRUMP was silence not like he was with the North Korean Rocket Man or the NFL football players ... to me that means he is a scared rabbit .
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