Claim(permalink)
“NAFTA was a defective deal the day it was signed. You know why? Because they had a VAT tax of 17 percent and nobody from this country knew that."
✓factcheckorg rating: not credible; published on 2018-09-28
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2018-09-28
Entities
MarsInternational tradeTobacco industryTaxRoss GellerExciseGenevaSupply chainSales taxFederal government of the United StatesTariffCNBCNorth American Free Trade AgreementImpose (magazine)CigaretteWorld Trade OrganizationIncome taxDonald Trump 2016 presidential campaignValue-added taxPresidency of Donald TrumpGeorge WashingtonMichiganUnited States CongressUnited NationsMexicoPresident of the United StatesRufus YerxaTax Policy CenterCompetitive advantageInvestopediaPresidency of Bill ClintonNational Foreign Trade CouncilTrade barrierBackdoor progressionConsumption taxPeter NavarroWilbur RossOffice of the United States Trade RepresentativeEconomy of Japan