Ahead of his speech, Trump was greeted by good news when Gallup said his approval rating had reached 49% among registered U.S. voters — a high-water mark for his presidency. As Trump spoke, Democrats were grappling with the botched Iowa caucuses to determine who will challenge Trump on the ballot in November. Trump’s new continental trade deal is the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, a fundamentally modest rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.K., France and Germany are also working to hold together the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump quit. Trump has courted black voters as part of his re-election bid, hailing unemployment rates.

Source: National Post February 05, 2020 03:40 UTC