Trump signals progress in NAFTA talks

By Sean Higgins

Published April 24, 2018 4:03pm ET

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Trump signals progress in NAFTA talks — President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump speaks during a National African American History Month reception in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. | (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

President Trump signaled Tuesday that the U.S. is making progress in talks with Canada and Mexico to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, and said he still wants to sew up a few more issues before reaching a deal.

“We’re doing very nicely with NAFTA,” Trump told reporters during a White House meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. “I could have a deal very quickly but I am not sure that that is in our best interests.”

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