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Donald Trump: “I would rather not have the agreement, but I may sign it.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:19

I would rather leave it unsigned. I'd rather have a turbulence terminated. You'd rather terminate those two different things. Sir, I just want to be clear. I would rather not have the agreement, but I may sign it. Right. But I would rather we do better as a country if we don't have an agreement. So are you thinking of. Yeah, thinking about maybe we won't be able to make a deal. (04:19–04:23)

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Asserts a preference against signing the USMCA agreement, though it may still be signed.

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