Trump Won’t Announce Nafta Withdrawal in State of Union, Sources Say
- Speech would be high-profile venue to address campaign pledge
- President said in Davos he sees ‘good chance’ of new deal
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President Donald Trump doesn’t plan to use his first State of the Union address to announce a formal intent to withdraw from Nafta, say people familiar with the administration’s plans.
Trump speaks Tuesday, a day after the sixth round of North American Free Trade Agreement talks is set to conclude in Montreal. The latest round has shown progress, and at Davos, Switzerland, last week Trump saw a “good chance” for a deal. Still, the president left open the possibility that he’ll pull out of the 24-year-old pact if discussions aren’t favorable enough to the U.S.