Claim: President Donald Trump wrongly said that "nobody from this country knew" about Mexico's value-added tax until after NAFTA was signed. A deputy U.S. trade representative at the time NAFTA was put in place said: "US policymakers, embassy officials and tax authorities were fully aware of Mexico's VAT system."
Fact-check: Trump Wrong on Mexico's VAT - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president donald trump wrongly said that "nobody from this country knew" about mexico's value-added tax until after nafta was signed. a deputy u.s. trade representative at the time nafta was put in place said: "us policymakers, embassy officials and tax authorities were fully aware of mexico's vat system."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2018-09-28T17:30:42