Former USTR questions political strategy behind Trump’s NAFTA 2.0 approach

Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on Monday questioned the Trump administration’s political strategy for moving a revised NAFTA through Congress – as well as the congressional and business community response to presidential withdrawal threats and controversial U.S. proposals. “To be frank, Congress and the business community have been relatively quiet and acquiescent up until recently,” Froman said, adding “only in the last month or so” have they engaged with the administration to express opposition to certain proposals and a...