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RSS FeedsTrump `very, very close´ to moving on without Canada in trade deal, White House adviser warns
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22 september 2018 03:09:03

 
Trump `very, very close´ to moving on without Canada in trade deal, White House adviser warns
(The Star Travel)
 


WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump is “getting very, very close” to moving on with a trade agreement that includes Mexico but not Canada, one of his economic advisers warned on Friday.The comments from Kevin Hassett were the latest in a series of attempts by Trump and his allies to pressure Canada into quick concessions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has shrugged off such warnings, saying it will not be forced into accepting a bad deal.Hassett, chairman of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, said on Fox News that the U.S. is fast approaching “the deadline where we’re going to have to move ahead with Mexico all by themselves.”“I’m a little surprised that the Canadians haven’t signed up yet. They’ve got a really, really good deal that they should be participating in,” Hassett said. “I worry that politics in Canada is trumping common sense, because there’s a very good deal that was designed by Mexico and the U.S. to appeal to Canada. And they’re not signing up, and it’s got everybody over here a little bit puzzled.”Trump’s team has set multiple so-called deadlines that have come and gone without apparent consequences. This deadline may be at least slightly more substantial than some of the others: by the beginning of October, the Trump administration could submit to Congress the official text of a trade agreement with Mexico alone. Trump is trying to use this possibility as leverage in the ongoing talks with Canada.Read more: Trump has the second-most-dishonest week of his presidency: 115 false claimsFreeland cites ‘tough issues’ as NAFTA talks break again with no dealDoug Ford dines at Trump hotel on his NAFTA visit to WashingtonBut it is not clear if the administration even has the legal authority to move on with Mexico alone. And it is possible that the administration could strike a deal with Canada at some point after ...


 
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