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Donald Trump: “NAFTA was the worst trade deal I've ever seen and I made it…”

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

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President Trump Signs the Secure America Act

Published | Video Starts at 38:13

Well, I'm not looking to renew it. I don't. You know, I mean, I made the deal. And the primary reason I made the deal is that NAFTA was the worst trade deal I've ever seen and I made it better. But I had the right to terminate. And you know, with nafta, we didn't have the right to terminate. I had to get these senators to approve that deal. (38:13–38:18)

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Asserts that NAFTA was the worst trade deal and that he improved it.

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