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US, Mexico reach preliminary deal on NAFTA, Canada awaits
The Hill ^ | 08/27/18 | Vicki Needham

Posted on 08/27/2018 7:58:34 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

The United States and Mexico are expected on Monday to announce that they have reached a preliminary deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators worked through the weekend and were meeting again on Monday morning at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to complete the deal on key provisions of the agreement.

The next step is bringing Canada back into the talks to complete the modernization of the 24-year-old three-nation pact.

President Trump has called NAFTA "the worst trade deal ever made" and said he would fix it so the United States would get the bulk of the benefits.

But on Monday he was reveling in the prospects that a new deal could be nearing completion after more than a year of negotiations.

“A big deal looking good with Mexico!” Trump tweeted on Monday.

The official White House twitter said the president would make an announcement on trade at 11 a.m.

Brian Kuehl, executive director of Farmers for Free Trade, said that “while any news of progress on restoring NAFTA certainty is reassuring for American farmers, there are questions that remain on the nature of a final deal."

The group said that farmers will judge any new NAFTA deal on whether it provides new market access for U.S. agriculture exports and whether it will erode the gains made from the original NAFTA.

"On those points, it will be necessary for Canada to rejoin the negotiations and for an agreement to be reached among all parties before a judgment can be made," Kuehl said.

"American farmers know better than most that a deal isn’t done until the ink is dry and all parties have agreed."


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Canada; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigado; buyunion; canada; deal; demslovethis; donaldtrump; fightfor16; kushner; lemon; mexico; muchado; nafta; trade; trump; trumpmexico; trumptrade; unionwins
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1 posted on 08/27/2018 7:58:34 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Justin Trudeau has not got over his but hurt.


2 posted on 08/27/2018 8:05:19 AM PDT by the_daug
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To: yesthatjallen

Trudeau is about to get crushed. And it not look pretty for Trudeau.


3 posted on 08/27/2018 8:06:35 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right)
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To: yesthatjallen

Get ready, soyboy.

4 posted on 08/27/2018 8:08:44 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: deadrock

You are going to have to get a little closer, soyboy.

5 posted on 08/27/2018 8:10:27 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: tennmountainman

Little Justin will unite Canada (to our detriment) by making President Trump the great enemy. Sadly, Canadians are happy to join in. That Trudeau is our Prime Minister tells me that the majority of Canadian are not very bright.


6 posted on 08/27/2018 8:12:14 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: JudyinCanada

I feel sorry for you, my family and my friends in Canada.


7 posted on 08/27/2018 8:15:01 AM PDT by mkleesma (`Call to me, and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.')
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To: JudyinCanada

If Trudeau wants a full fledge trade war, he will get it.
And regular Canadians will suffer for it.


8 posted on 08/27/2018 8:21:39 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right)
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To: JudyinCanada

Trudeau will likely be voted out IMO.


9 posted on 08/27/2018 8:22:04 AM PDT by Hildawgs Taint
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To: the_daug

He’s still adjusting his eyebrows.


10 posted on 08/27/2018 8:23:24 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Now the trade war narrative is starting to implode, and more heads will explode. It’s all Trump’s fault, these fires in California. Leftard head explosions are the cause.


11 posted on 08/27/2018 8:23:59 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: tennmountainman

He will need some extra glue to keep his eyebrows in place.


12 posted on 08/27/2018 8:24:08 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Trump: "I am Batman!")
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To: yesthatjallen

Excellente!


13 posted on 08/27/2018 8:30:31 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: yesthatjallen

Is there a Wall involved with any of this?


14 posted on 08/27/2018 8:32:23 AM PDT by ealgeone (SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE!)
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To: yesthatjallen
What the hell kind of article is this? The United States and Mexico reached a deal on Monday to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and talks with Canada were expected to begin immediately in the hopes of reaching a final agreement by Friday, a senior U.S. trade official said. "We are now inviting the Canadians in as well and hope that we can reach a fair and successful conclusion with them as well," the official told Reuters in an interview. "There are still issues with Canada but I think they could be resolved very quickly," the official said. The U.S.-Mexico deal would require 75 percent of auto content to be made in the United States and Mexico, up from the current level of 62.5 percent, and would require 40 percent to 45 percent of auto content to be made by workers earning at least $16 per hour, a second official said"
15 posted on 08/27/2018 8:44:15 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: yesthatjallen; All

Glad to hear it.

Once again, President Trump shows THE WORLD what LEADERSHIP looks like. :)

I can’t believe the number of things he’s accomplished in such a short time in office.

And it certainly reinforces the FACT that his predecessor was an anti-American POS hell bent on harming, ‘We The People’ in any way that he could while helping our Enemies, Foreign AND Domestic!

MAGA!


16 posted on 08/27/2018 8:50:19 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: yesthatjallen
The FREE TRADERS are silent today.

USA has all the cards being the country with trade deficits. Kudos to POTUS Trump for getting rid of free & unfair trade.


17 posted on 08/27/2018 8:51:34 AM PDT by entropy12 (Trump/Pence 2020)
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To: tennmountainman

Paraphrasing Turmp:

Now I’ll start planning for negotiations with Canada and will ball PM soon.

They tariff our dairy at 300% very unfair.

Best response and way to get them to negotiate is to put big tariffs on cars.

Trudeau and his band of nincompoops are in WAY over their heads... (this is my statement not Trumps, but I’m sure it his POV too LOL)


18 posted on 08/27/2018 8:52:28 AM PDT by MNlurker
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To: yesthatjallen

Trump did just what he promised during the Election..throw out NAFTA and start over and to MAGA..how are the libtards and media going to spin this?


19 posted on 08/27/2018 8:55:30 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Think United auto worker pattern agreement.

Canada is presented with us/Mexico treaty, take it or be shut down


20 posted on 08/27/2018 8:55:42 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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