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Headline Roundup January 30th, 2020

President Trump Signs USMCA At White House

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On Wednesday, President Trump signed the trade agreement with Mexico and Canada known as the USMCA. Democrats helped draft and pass the accord in both the House and the Senate. No Democratic members of Congress attended the signing of the USMCA, which Trump says will strongly benefit American farmers.

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Trump touts USMCA trade deal in latest effort to upstage impeachment trial
Trump touts USMCA trade deal in latest effort to upstage impeachment trial

Los Angeles Times

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President Trump grinned and gave a thumbs up as he strutted to the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, hoping to shift public attention from his Senate impeachment trial to the signing of a long-promised trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

But even as he made good on his 2016 campaign pledge to replace NAFTA — once Canada ratifies the deal — he kept bringing up impeachment.

Before signing the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known as USMCA, Trump joked to Republican senators at the crowded ceremony that he was...

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Donald Trump signs his USMCA trade deal into law and uses ceremony to lock down support from Republican senators in his impeachment trial after snubbing Democrats from White House ceremony
Donald Trump signs his USMCA trade deal into law and uses ceremony to lock down support from Republican senators in his impeachment trial after snubbing Democrats from White House ceremony

Daily Mail

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President Donald Trump used a signing ceremony for a new North American trade agreement Wednesday to praise Republicans who have defended him during his impeachment trial – and inviting half the sitting GOP senators who are hearing his case.

With the full Senate meeting just hours later during a critical new phase of his impeachment trial, Trump made no effort to mask the power play he and his advisors orchestrated.

As he read through the list of 27 individual GOP senators invited to attend the event, Trump observed: 'Maybe I'm...

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Democrats slam Trump for USMCA signing snub
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Congressional Democrats on Wednesday slammed President Trump for excluding them from a signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), an agreement for which they achieved significant changes and won union support.

"Perhaps we were not invited to today’s event on the South Lawn because our presence would be a prominent reminder of our critical leadership in achieving this deal," said Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee.

Democrats delivered strong bipartisan support for the deal in Congress after negotiating significant changes on labor enforcement,...

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