Pro-trade U.S. lawmaker to Wall Street: Wake up, and join fight to save NAFTA
WASHINGTON — Pro-trade lawmakers from Donald Trump’s party are looking outside Washington, pleading for help convincing the president not to make any moves that might blow up the North American Free Trade Agreement.
They’re concerned about a decision the president will face early next year: whether to make good on his threat to begin the withdrawal process as a trade gambit, which they fear could unleash unpredictable economic and political consequences across the continent.
They’re asking powerful Americans to raise their voices.
One Republican lawmaker told a gathering Tuesday that he believes the decision will ultimately come down to three people: Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and trade czar Robert Lighthizer.