As a candidate, Donald Trump reserved special disgust for NAFTA, which he called “the worst trade deal maybe ever.” He vowed that he would withdraw if Mexico and Canada wouldn’t accept major changes. As president, he repeated his threats, raising fears among automakers and other companies that their carefully constructed transnational supply chains would be tied in knots.
But last month, observes Steve Chapman, the administration reached an agreement with the Mexican government, allowing Trump to crow about his deal-making prowess. “A lot of people thought we’d never get here,” he said. Letting Trump conduct negotiations with foreign governments is like leaving teenagers unsupervised at home for a weekend. You don’t expect to find the place in better condition when you return; you just hope it hasn’t burned down. It came as a relief that Trump averted the disaster he had threatened to unleash.
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