Peter Navarro says ‘several sticking points’ for Canada trade talks before midnight deadline

Published September 30, 2018 4:05pm ET



White House economic adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that the U.S. and Canada are close to reaching a trade deal, but that “several sticking points remain” ahead of a midnight deadline.

“Everybody is negotiating in good faith right now as we speak,” Navarro said in a morning interview on Fox News. “The deadline is midnight tonight to get the text in to Congress … so it’s either going to be the text goes in with Mexico and the U.S. or the text goes in with all three countries.”

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