John McCain warns Trump not to rip up NAFTA

Sen. John McCain, who has warned that withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement would be “a disaster,” called on President Trump to not impose new barriers that would hurt trade with America’s closest trading partners.

McCain, R-Ariz., is among several border-state lawmakers who favor remaining in NAFTA, which Trump has vowed to renegotiate due to criticism that it has left America at a trade disadvantage and has hurt jobs and the economy. He and other lawmakers want Trump to improve NAFTA rather than radically alter the agreement.