Sounds like negotiations between the U.S. and Canada aren't going the way that Trump wants, which of course means that the Canadians are rightfully playing hardball and that we're not simply bending over and taking it up the ass just for the sake of getting a deal done at any cost.
Also, Trump saying they're not focusing on Canada is hilarious. We're only one of their top 3 trading partners along with China and Mexico, lol. What a f'n clown.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-...riff-1.7593904
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"We haven't really had a lot of luck with Canada," Trump told reporters Friday outside the White House in response to a question about the state of tariff talks with U.S. trading partners.
"I think Canada could be one where there's just a tariff, not really a negotiation," he said, before departing on a trip to Scotland. It's the first time Trump has publicly spoken about the state of talks with Canada in nearly two weeks.
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Trump made his comments after a reporter asked what he expects between now and next Friday, the date set for imposing new or higher tariffs on many of the U.S.'s biggest trading partners.
"Aug. 1 is going to come and we will have most of our deals finished, if not all," Trump said. He spoke of progress in talks with Australia, the European Union and China, but singled out Canada for criticism.
"We don't have a deal with Canada; we haven't been focused on them," Trump said.
Trump's comments are the latest nail in the coffin of Canada's prospects for a deal by the U.S. president's deadline.
On Thursday, during a visit to Washington, Canada's top trade negotiators downplayed the likelihood they'll get an agreement by Aug. 1.
"We're going to continue to work toward the Aug. 1 deadline," said Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. "But all of these deadlines are with the understanding that we'll take the time necessary to get the best deal that we think is in the interest of the Canadian economy and Canadian workers."
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