Trump Tweets That Steel And Aluminum Tariffs May Hinge On NAFTA Deal

US President Donald Trump listens to a speaker during a working dinner with European business leaders during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, eastern Switzerland, on January 25, 2018. / AFP PHO... US President Donald Trump listens to a speaker during a working dinner with European business leaders during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, eastern Switzerland, on January 25, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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After spending the weekend publishing angry tweets defending his call for tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, President Donald Trump on Monday morning indicated that he may nix plans for the tariffs if he’s pleased with the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Trump’s Monday morning tweets may signal a shift on tariffs after Republicans and foreign leaders expressed concern over his tariff threats. It’s not clear whether a new NAFTA agreement would prompt Trump to nix tariffs on Mexico and Canada, or on all foreign countries.

His message about NAFTA Monday came after he published several tweets over the weekend defending his push for tariffs. On Saturday, Trump threatened to impose tariffs on cars imported from Europe. On Sunday, he insisted that it was time for a “change” to save the steel and aluminum industries in the U.S.

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  1. Jesus tapdancing Christ
    The ping pong ball of trade policy.
    I especially love the farmer stuff in which any adjustments to NFTA could result in US Farmers not being able to export south of the border without serious financial penalties.
    Fucking
    Moron
    And no Donnie, try as you may it wont distract from the Russia probe
    The circle is getting smaller and smaller and boy do we love to watch you squirm

  2. I thought it was Chinese steel he was most concerned about. NAFTA has nothing to do with that. But Xi did make a big move that impressed him with the whole president-for-life idea.

    I guess I’m just playing checkers and he’s playing one dimensional I-don’t-know-what-the-fuck-I’m-doing.

  3. NAFTA ? OK, now it’s the Wall again ?

  4. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Dear President ‘I Tweet My Ignorance in Every Tweet’,

    The drugs that are killing people daily, that you are so concerned about that you put KellyAnne in charge of the crisis, are opioids that are mostly manufactured, dealt, and killing right here in the USA. Though some of the chemicals are coming from, I believe, China - but are in no way related to steel and aluminum tariffs.

    @sickneffintired - he really does seem intent on sacrificing US agriculture, doesn’t he?

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