Trump vs. his party: Spat spills into NAFTA, top senator expresses ‘concern’
WASHINGTON — The bad blood between President Donald Trump and his party’s congressional wing is now palpable. He takes daily digs at Washington Republicans, and they’re increasingly willing to chide him publicly.
That septic plasma is now seeping into an area of interest to Canada.
The latest point of public discord directly touches NAFTA. The party’s top senator has just made it clear he not only disagrees with the president’s attitude on trade, but doesn’t want anything that will disrupt the agriculture industry, which is Washington-speak for preserving NAFTA.
Mitch McConnell addressed this issue right after the president threatened that he would “probably” cancel the agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, just days after negotiations had begun.