Trump says 'Canada will be out' of NAFTA if he doesn't get the deal he wants

President Trump threatened on Twitter Saturday to shove Canada out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if he doesn't get the concessions he wants:

Despite what Trump's message suggests, there is relatively little he can do about NAFTA without congressional help. In a second post, Trump reiterated his longstanding claim that NAFTA has done severe damage to the U.S. economy:

A 2015 report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found NAFTA "did not cause the huge job losses feared by the critics or the large economic gains predicted by supporters," and labeling its net effects "relatively modest."

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NAFTA negotiations with Canada will resume next week, the White House said Friday. Read The Week's breakdown of NAFTA's legacy here.