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Analysts: Trump's NAFTA rhetoric becoming an issue in Mexico's presidential election

August 31, 2017 at 12:07 PM
President Trump's charged rhetoric on NAFTA and Mexico is changing the playing field for the Mexican presidential election, analysts say, with one of the top contenders calling for an end to the negotiations until he is in office. During a recent visit to Los Angeles, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, an early front-runner, told the Wall Street Journal , “It's not convenient to pursue a deal under pressure.” “Any unfair trade deal can be revised by the Mexican government,” he added...


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