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Trump promises 'big changes' or withdrawal from NAFTA, calls TPA 'ridiculous'

April 18, 2017 at 5:45 PM
President Trump on Tuesday promised “big changes” in a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement -- or threatened to otherwise get rid of the deal -- and blasted the requirements and time lines laid out in the Trade Promotion Authority law as “horrendous” and “ridiculous.” “The fact is NAFTA has been a disaster for the United States, a complete and total disaster,” Trump said on April 18. “And we're gonna make some very big changes or we are...

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