White House considering order to withdraw from NAFTA - News Summed Up

White House considering order to withdraw from NAFTA


Story highlights Trump's 100th day in office falls SaturdayHe has pledged to renegotiate the trade pactWashington (CNN) The White House is considering withdrawing from NAFTA in the coming days, though President Donald Trump has not yet decided how to proceed, two senior administration officials confirmed to CNN Wednesday. The White House is currently mulling an executive order declaring the US' intent to withdraw from NAFTA, a move that could trigger a renegotiation of the trade pact rather than outright withdrawal, the officials said. But Trump could also simply launch the US into re-negotiations of the trade pact with Canada and Mexico rather than making a bold move declaring the US' intent to withdraw. JUST WATCHED Trump to begin renegotiating NAFTA Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Trump to begin renegotiating NAFTA 00:46White House chief of staff Reince Priebus downplayed the likelihood of impending action on NAFTA, but said the White House was looking into potential actions with regards to the trade pact. "We don't want to get ahead of ourselves," Priebus told reporters Wednesday.


Source: CNN April 26, 2017 16:08 UTC



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