CONGRESS/GOP/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is pushing hard to finish talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement over the next two weeks and is considering bare-knuckle tactics to get Congress to approve a new deal. President Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled his willingness to withdraw from Nafta entirely if he doesn’t get a renegotiated deal he deems more favorable to American workers. The administration used the same strategy to bring Canada and Mexico to the table. But some in Congress—especially members of the GOP—say they are prepared to resist the approach if it is turned on them…Lawmakers have ultimate constitutional authority over tariffs as well as tools and levers to promote their own agenda and delay or derail unwanted policy from the executive branch. Asked about the congressional strategy for Nafta on Monday [4-23-18], White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, ‘Those conversations and negotiations are ongoing.'”
-William Mauldin and Siobhan Hughes, “Trump’s Message to Congress: New Nafta or No Nafta,” The Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2018 3:35 pm