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Fact check: False claim Joe Biden 'signed away' US sovereignty (USA TODAY)

Biden hasn't signed any agreement giving up U.S. sovereignty. A document released after a recent summit with Mexico and Canada is not legally binding.

[treaty](https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/treaties.htm), which is a binding agreement between countries. [two-day summit](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/10/biden-mexico-canada-trudeau-usmca-ukraine/10989986002/) in Mexico City with Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Sovereignty](https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/01/fact-check-biden-did-not-just-form-a-union-with-mexico-and-canada-that-ended-us-sovereignty.html?fbclid=IwAR2L-CUrxjSCNA00qtVrlcD5368urA5E9g12n8UdhyuPfvnFcWAAoM07ziA) "And it's not creating a new country." The declaration does not give up U.S. [Declaration of North America (DNA)](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/10/declaration-of-north-america-dna/) [PolitiFact](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/30/facebook-posts/the-us-still-exists-biden-didnt-sign-away-the-coun/), [Lead Stories](https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/01/fact-check-biden-did-not-just-form-a-union-with-mexico-and-canada-that-ended-us-sovereignty.html?fbclid=IwAR2L-CUrxjSCNA00qtVrlcD5368urA5E9g12n8UdhyuPfvnFcWAAoM07ziA) and the [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-us-north-america-sovereignty-361079672513) also debunked the claim. But the declaration in question isn't a A document released after a recent summit with Mexico and Canada is not legally binding and does not create any new governing institutions, a law expert told USA TODAY. It's not legally binding and does not effect U.S. "While no one was paying attention, Joe Biden signed away our sovereignty as a nation." Biden has not signed any agreement giving up U.S.

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