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Joseph Gedeon and Shrai Popat in Washington

Trump refuses to renew US-Canada-Mexico trade pact he once championed

Aerial view of a shipping dock, with containers stacked two high and in multiple rows, ending at a body of water.
Shipping containers at the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Washington, on 4 March 2025. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Donald Trump has refused to renew the North American trade pact he once championed as his signature deal, opting instead to keep it alive on a short leash of annual reviews rather than committing to another 16 years.

Wednesday was the deadline built into the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for the three countries to jointly decide its fate, which is set to expire in 2036.

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