(NAFB.com) – White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Thursday that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has “significant flaws,” raising questions about the future of the landmark North American trade pact but stopping short of endorsing an exit. Navarro told reporters the pact, known as USMCA, will be “reevaluated” during negotiations ahead of a mandatory July review and flagged concerns, including how goods from China could enter the U.S. through Mexico and Canada. The comments come amid broader uncertainty about the pact’s future. Bloomberg News reported that President Donald Trump is privately considering withdrawing from USMCA, a deal his administration originally negotiated to replace NAFTA, though the White House called such speculation “baseless” until the president speaks publicly. USMCA, designed to eliminate most tariffs among the three countries and deepen economic ties, faces political and economic strain as U.S. trade policy shifts toward protectionism and reevaluation of longstanding agreements.
