Trump using steel, aluminum tariffs as leverage for NAFTA deal

03/08/18 5:30 PM By Bill Tomson

President Donald Trump’s plan to slap steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports isn’t just a way to prop up domestic producers – his ag secretary says it’s also leverage he’s going to use to get Canada and Mexico to agree to U.S. demands in the ongoing negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Bill Tomson
Senior Trade Editor

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