Report: Trump Questions USMCA Trade Deal Ahead of Review

Does USMCA benefit all parties or disadvantage the U.S.?

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Report: Trump Questions USMCA Trade Deal Ahead of Review

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Above: U.S. President Donald Trump with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025. Image credit: Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Trump narrative

Canada doesn't need to grovel for USMCA when the U.S. depends on Canadian energy, minerals and goods. Projecting confidence instead of desperation creates negotiating strength, and the world respects stable partners who honor commitments rather than countries that sound existentially threatened. Trade will continue based on geography and market logic, so Canada and Mexico should calmly pursue diversification.

Financial Post

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Pro-Trump narrative

USMCA offers no real advantage to America and has become irrelevant as manufacturing returns to U.S. soil. Canada desperately needs this deal while the United States can thrive without it, making any renegotiation heavily favor American interests. The integrated supply chains that automakers praise actually hurt American workers by sending jobs to Canada and Mexico instead of keeping production domestic.

Peterson Institute for International Economics

Mario Zelaya on X