OAN NewsroomWhite House Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett is touting the potential impact of the USMCA trade deal by expressing confidence it will receive congressional approval.
President Trump is celebrating the success of the U.S. economy, while other large economies — specifically China — are seeing disappointing figures.
In a tweet Tuesday, the president said the U.S. has a great economic story to tell. He claimed the U.S. has the number one economy in the world by far.
President Trump recently reaffirmed his right to declare a national emergency over border security funding, and slammed Democrats for politicizing the issue.
He visited McAllen, Texas Thursday, where he toured the border and met with law enforcement on the front lines.
The president held a roundtable with agents,
President Trump is threatening to use his executive power to declare the border crisis a national emergency if Congress fails to come to an agreement on funding.
Prior to his departure for Texas, the president insisted a strong border is needed, adding, a wall or steel barrier is essential to border security in order to stop people from entering the country illegally.
The president went on to say he would rather work with Congress in order to secure funding for the wall, however, he is
President Trump has officially signed off on the new USMCA, effectively replacing the defunct NAFTA deal.
During a speech Friday, the president called the new agreement one of the largest deals to re-balance trade in recent history. He went on to say the latest deal will promote U.S. exports, bolster domestic manufacturing jobs, and buckle down on intellectual property protections for U.S. products.
President Trump is touting his administration’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, calling it a new dawn for the American worker.
During a Rose Garden address Monday, the president said the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the largest and most historic trade deal ever made.
He said the deal will terminate NAFTA, which he criticized as one of the worst trade deals ever made.