Justin Trudeau just humiliated Trump at the signing ceremony for the new NAFTA - Raw Story

President Donald Trump has tried to claim renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement as a monumental achievement of his administration, but Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau coldly undermined the president's ploy on Friday at a signing ceremony for the new deal. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/justin-trudeau-just-humiliated-trump-signing-ceremony-new-nafta/

These 38 GOP Lawmakers Want LGBT Protections Removed From the New NAFTA Deal

A group of 38 Republican lawmakers have signed a letter calling on President Donald Trump to scrap protections for LGBTQ workers included in the newly negotiated trade proposal with Mexico and Canada. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/these-38-gop-lawmakers-want-lgbt-protections-removed-new-nafta-deal-1221751

NAFTA is dead. Long live NAFTA - The Washington Post: Opinion

By whatever label, Trump's revised trade agreement will look a lot like NAFTA. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nafta-is-dead-long-live-nafta/2018/08/29/30541b02-ab91-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html

Trump's new 'I can't believe it's not NAFTA' deal shows that he's just another bendable politician - Business Insider

When Trump told his supporters he would renegotiate NAFTA, they didn't think he would negotiate a similar deal and call it something else. ....
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-mexico-trade-canada-nafta-farce-brexit-a8510876.html

Mexican officials celebrate trade deal with Trump. But what did they agree to? - The Washington Post

Trade experts try to understand what the pact means for Mexico if Canada is not included. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexican-officials-celebrate-trade-deal-with-trump-but-what-did-they-agree-to/2018/08/28/022dd8c2-aac3-11e8-9a7d-cd30504ff902_story.html

Why Trump’s admission that he made stuff up to Justin Trudeau is particularly bad - The Washington Post

In a fundraising speech Wednesday, President Trump admitted once and for all that he just makes stuff up. The man who has racked up more than 2,000 false and misleading claims as president said he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that United States runs a trade deficit with Canada — despite having “no idea” whether that was the case. (Surprise! It's not.)...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/15/why-trumps-admission-that-he-made-stuff-up-to-justin-trudeau-is-particularly-bad/

'Making America weaker': Wall Street Journal trashes Trump policies hurting his boosters in the farm belt -- Raw Story

In a scathing editorial published after Donald Trump addressed farmers in Nashville on Monday afternoon, the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal hammered the president's proposed trade policies that will damage those same farmers by shutting down markets for them.....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/making-america-weaker-wall-street-journal-trashes-trump-policies-hurting-his-boosters-in-the-farm-belt/

Farmers move to defy Trump on NAFTA -- POLITICO

After trusting that the president would have their backs, many agricultural advocates now feel a sense of betrayal. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/09/trump-nafta-farmers-defy-244769?cid=apn

Under Mr. Trump, America Surrenders - The New York Times

Americans have long struggled with the question of whether this country should be more involved in world affairs, or less. The contest of ideas between internationalists and isolationists has been particularly fierce among Republicans, going all the way back to Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft and continuing on to the beginning of World War II.

But since the end of that war, whatever the differences in their priorities and points of emphasis, every president has chosen engagement rather than retreat, sometimes with surprising and positive outcomes.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/opinion/trump-america-international-surrender.html

As Trump Threatens Nafta Exit, Farm Chief Touts Its Success -- Bloomberg

President Donald Trump may be eyeing a Nafta exit, but his agriculture secretary is trying to get him to see the merits of the trade deal. Secretary Sonny Perdue said Wednesday he's been trying to convince the Trump administration the North American Free Trade Agreement is "good for U.S. agriculture."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-30/as-trump-threatens-nafta-exit-farm-secretary-touts-its-success

The Ultimate Hypocrisy? Trump Plan to Renegotiate NAFTA Resembles TPP Deal He Withdrew From

https://democracynow.org - The Trump administration has released their plans for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Observers say they are surprisingly similar to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Trump withdrew from in one of his first acts as president. As the White House kicks off its "Made in America"-themed week, labor leaders say the new NAFTA plan worsens protections for workers and would be "the ultimate in hypocrisy." "There’s enough vagueness in the descriptions that it’s unclear of the things that simply must be done," says Public Citizen’s Lori Wallach. She also notes that "[Trump] has refused to divest his business interests. He’s refused to disclose what his full investments are in Mexico and Canada."
Interview:

https://youtu.be/1iI4BuZ9v_E

Spurned by Trump, China and Mexico talk about a trade deal - Jul. 5, 2017

China's ambassador to Mexico, Qiu Xiaoqi, emphasized that China is ready to talk to Mexico about a "free trade agreement."

"There is no difficulty from China's side," Qiu said last week. "We have great interest in deepening and broadening these ties." ...
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/05/news/economy/mexico-china-trade-deal/index.html

Why Ditching NAFTA Could Hurt America's Farmers More Than Mexico's (NPR)

Trade in food between the U.S. and Mexico has exploded over the past 15 years. President Trump is talking about restricting that trade, but when it comes to food, such moves could backfire. ...
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/16/515380213/why-ditching-nafta-could-hurt-americas-farmers-more-than-mexicos

Trump's TPP withdrawal: 5 things to know (CNN)

President Donald Trump has begun carrying out his campaign pledges to undo America's trade ties — starting Monday with executive action to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. ...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/trump-tpp-things-to-know/index.html

I'm a Canadian foreign policy expert. Donald Trump is a threat to my country's national security

It is sobering to think that, in less than a week, the United States may begin an ominous shift from Canada's closest and most important ally to one of our most serious national security challenges. For the first time in more than a century, when Canadians think of the country most likely to adversely affect their safety and well-being, their eyes may turn south.

This is not exaggerated partisan rhetoric. Donald Trump is hostile to NAFTA — the foundation of our current bilateral trading relationship — and equally critical of the broader international trade regime. Canada-US trade employs millions of people and is equal to almost 40% of Canadian GDP. A erratic, protectionist Trump Administration would put that economic relationship at risk....
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-danger-canadian-national-security-2016-11

Global Trade: Fact And Fiction (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Something new is happening in global trade. It’s declining. After decades where Chinese factories boomed and the trend line was always up, it’s flat and down. Empty, idled container ships. US trade, too - down during a period of economic growth for the first time since World War II. On the campaign trail, trade-bashing is hot. That may be fighting the last war. Some say the great age of globalization is over. This hour On Point, what it means when trade goes flat. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/11/03/global-trade-nafta-ceta-tpp

Trump’s Exaggeration of NAFTA’s Lousiness - The Atlantic

In one of the less apocalyptic moments during Wednesday night’s presidential debate, Donald Trump limned the state of the American economy and, for the third time in the third straight debate, angled to link Hillary Clinton to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):...
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/10/donald-trump-nafta-clinton/504914/?utm_source=feed

Barack Obama: "During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent. That supports about 2.8 million American jobs."

President Barack Obama joined Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto June 30, 2016, to celebrate their countries’ partnerships.

The "Three Amigos" press conference — part of the North American Leaders Summit in Ottawa — saw the three leaders addressing issues of globalization. All claimed better relationships with their neighbors, and Obama in particular said the United States thrives as a result.

"During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent," he said. "That supports about 2.8 million American jobs."

The statement resonates this election as free trade policies have been front and center. Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have attacked Hillary Clinton on her trade record, claiming it cost domestic jobs.

Yet Obama suggests exports have supported, not destroyed, jobs. So we took a closer look at whether his claims hold up....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/05/barack-obama/obama-incorrectly-characterizes-job-growth-due-inc/

NAFTA and China Aren't Responsible for Our Steel Woes

Donald Trump stood in front of a pile of scrap metal yesterday in Pittsburgh and blasted both NAFTA and the accession of China into the World Trade Organization. He was positively poetic about how his trade policies would affect the steel industry:

A Trump Administration will also ensure that we start using American steel for American infrastructure.

Just like the American steel from Pennsylvania that built the Empire State building. It will be American steel that will fortify America's crumbling bridges.

It will be American steel that sends our skyscrapers soaring into the sky.

It will be American steel that rebuilds our inner cities.

There's no question that the American steel industry has suffered over the past three decades, thanks to cheap steel imports from other countries. But this began in the 1980s and had almost nothing to do with either NAFTA or China. Take a look:...
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/06/nafta-and-china-arent-responsible-our-steel-woes