U.S. President Donald Trump signed the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, replacing NAFTA - a centerpiece of his 2016 election campaign
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests - but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal.
“Today, we are finally ending the NAFTA nightmare and signing into law the brand-new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement,” Trump told the crowd. Flanked by a group of American workers wearing hard hats, Trump said the agreement would bolster U.S. economic growth, benefiting farmers, workers and manufacturers.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a Vermont senator who voted against the pact earlier this month, said the NAFTA replacement deal would not stop the offshoring of U.S. jobs and amounted to “a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry.” He said he would immediately renegotiate the pact if elected.
U.S. President Donald Trump checks a pen during a signs the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The White House on Wednesday objected to the publication of a book written by Bolton that depicts Trump as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine to launch investigations of Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, a top contender for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in this year’s election.
Representative Rosa DeLauro told reporters in a separate teleconference that Democrats would remain vigilant on oversight of the improved trade deal and would fight for even better climate protections in future trade deals.
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