5 Major Takeaways from President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address

5. Big Things Are Happening with the U.S. in the International Sphere

The President mentioned several things happening on the global stage during the SOTU. Trump mentioned a new trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The trade agreement known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement which Donald trump labeled a “historic trade blunder” and a “catastrophe.”  Donald Trump proposed that the USMCA will be “bringing back our manufacturing jobs, expanding American agriculture, protecting intellectual property, and ensuring that more cars are proudly stamped with the four beautiful words: made in the USA.”

President Trump also asked the members of Congress to pass the “United States Reciprocal Trade Act, so that if another country places an unfair tariff on an American product, we can charge them the exact same tariff on the same product that they sell to us.”

Sticking with trade, the President mentions that a new tariff was recently imposed on China. A tariff has been placed on $250 billion dollars on Chinese goods, which has resulted in the U.S. and China working on a new trade agreement. 

In terms of international diplomacy, the President noted that he will be meeting again with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un this month and the U.S. continues to push for peace on the Korean Peninsula. 

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