Donald J. Trump · 2017-2021 term
Replace NAFTA with a new trade deal
Trump renegotiated NAFTA and signed the USMCA, which replaced the older agreement.
Latest reviewed action recorded: Jan 29, 2020
Why this is mixed
Mixed records should not be read as simply positive or negative.
Gains
The governing North American trade agreement changed from NAFTA to USMCA.
Limits
This promise is not Black-community-specific, but trade policy has downstream labor and economic effects.
Record Note
Research import batch 1. Built from tracker coverage and congressional records. Source references remain in database/promise_tracker_import_batch_1.json because sources.policy_id is still required.
Original Promise
Trump promised to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from it.
Action Timeline
Actions document what the federal government did. Outcomes below describe what changed, and each source list shows where the public record comes from.
Jan 29, 2020
USMCA implementation enacted
Congress approved and Trump signed legislation implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Outcomes
Outcomes are the part of the record that can contribute to public scoring. They stay visible here with impact direction and linked sources so readers can verify what shaped the record.
Legal Outcome
NAFTA was replaced by USMCA.
Measured or documented impact: The governing North American trade agreement changed from NAFTA to USMCA.
Black community impact: This promise is not Black-community-specific, but trade policy has downstream labor and economic effects.
Evidence strength: Strong
Linked sources: 0
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