White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says there are “significant issues” with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), but he stopped short of suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump wants to scrap the deal.
“I can tell you this, that USMCA has some significant flaws in it, and it’s going to be reevaluated in July,” Navarro said during a Feb. 12 interview with Bloomberg Radio.
Navarro was asked about media reports citing anonymous sources that said Trump had inquired of his aides about fully withdrawing from the USMCA, the trade deal he negotiated during his first term to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Navarro did not answer the question directly, but replied that “nothing ever happens” in the White House without the input of Trump, particularly when it comes to trade.
