November 30, 2018 🟡 Significant

Signs USMCA with Canada and Mexico at the G20 summit

At the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), formalizing the NAFTA replacement after months of contentious negotiations. The signing marked a key step in the trade overhaul but still required ratification by each country's legislature before taking effect.

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The G20 signing turned the renegotiation into a photo-op milestone, but the agreement still needed legislative ratification and did not end the broader tariff disputes. Trump used the signing to claim a major trade victory while trade uncertainty with allies and China continued.