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Reuters: Trump says he might not renew USMCA (www.reuters.com)
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June 10, 202612:07 PM EDT:

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President ​Donald Trump ‌said on Wednesday ​that he ​might not renew ⁠the ​USMCA free ​trade deal with Canada and ​Mexico. Speaking ​at the White House, ‌the ⁠president said he was ​discussing ​the ⁠matter with Mexican ​and ​Canadian ⁠leaders.

Reporting by Bo Erickson ⁠and ​Gram ​Slattery; Editing by ​Doina Chiacu

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[–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

He's saying it because he thinks he can get more concessions from both countries if he threatens to tank the deal.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It's like negotiating with a terrorist. It is all in bad faith and his goal is to terrorize, not make a deal. His deals are not even worth the paper they are printed on. We should tell them to pound sand, they will only make a deal that is a zero-sum where they are in the positive.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    We should primarily not respond to Trump or the US ambassador's inflammatory remarks and keep finding new trading partners. Any verbal emotion based reaction serves as an excuse for them to do something against our existing trade with them.

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