Trump doesn’t like NAFTA
During the debates ahead of the U.S. election, Mr. Trump called NAFTA “the worst trade deal … ever signed in this country,” and has promised to take action on the agreement early on in his tenure as president.
Trump has repeatedly blamed NAFTA for taking U.S. manufacturing jobs and has indicated he may introduce border taxes on large auto companies, as one example, who continue to produce goods in Mexico.
Trump is now talking about either renegotiating the deal or withdrawing U.S. participation – recognizing the need to observe a legally-required 90-day consultation period that would have to precede a U.S. exit.