Trump reportedly wants the US to withdraw from World Trade Organization

President Donald Trump is not a fan of the World Trade Organization. Axios is reporting that Trump has told several top White House officials he wants to withdraw the United States from the WTO. It would totally [screw] us as a country," one source told the media outlet. The same source said Trump has told his advisors, "We always get f---ed by them [the WTO]. The WTO is designed by the rest of the world to screw the United States."


Trump telling officials he wants to withdraw US from World Trade Organization: report

President Trump has spoken to advisors about the United States leaving the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to a Friday report in Axios. That same source described Trump's remarks about trade to Axios. The WTO is designed by the rest of the world to screw the United States,'" the source quoted Trump as saying. The president repeatedly railed against trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement during his 2016 campaign. Trump in March announced he would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports.

Trump telling officials he wants to withdraw US from World Trade Organization: report

Report: Trump Wants to Withdraw From the World Trade Organization, Too

according to President Trump has told White House officials that he wants to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization, according to a report on Axios, in a move that would throw global trade into chaos. It would totally [screw] us as a country," an unnamed source who's discussed the subject with Trump told the news site. The same source said Trump has frequently told advisers: "We always get fucked by them [the WTO]. Trump's advisers and the trade community are not seriously entertaining the possibility that Trump would try to withdraw. A top trade lawyer in Washington told Axios: "We think he's nuts, but not that nuts."






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