Trump threatens to withdraw US from WTO
US President Donald Trump sits behind his desk at the White House in Washington in US on August 27, 2018. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump threatened in an interview with Bloomberg News on Thursday to withdraw from the World Trade Organization if "they don't shape up," in his latest criticism of the institution.
Such a move could undermine one of the foundations of the modern global trading system, which the United States was instrumental in creating.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "If they don't shape up, I would withdraw from the WTO," Trump said.
Trump has complained the United States is treated unfairly in global trade and has blamed the WTO for allowing that to happen. He has also warned he could take action against the global body, although he has not specified what form that could take.
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