Trump says we and Canada working on formula for tariff deal - ExBulletin

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Carney told Trump that Canada is the largest foreign investor in the United States and suggested the pace of investment could accelerate to probably $1 trillion over the next five years, if we get the deal we expect to get.
50% : Trump made the remarks during an Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday.
50% : And the advantage we have is we have this massive market, Trump said as he sat next to Carney.
50% : The former central banker won an election in April on a promise to negotiate a new trade and security deal with the United States, but Trump has only placed tariffs on Canadian goods since then.
50% : Speaking in the Oval Office with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump described disagreements between countries as natural conflicts because they are competing for the same business.
50% : Source: Bloomberg While Trump has emphasized the great love between the United States and Canada and praised Carney as a world-class leader, the president and his officials have also given little sign that they intend to significantly undermine key sectors.
50% : The story continues In addition to tariffs on steel, aluminum, automobiles and lumber, Trump raised levies on goods that do not comply with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to 35% from 25%.
50% : Carney offered Trump an olive branch in August when he announced the withdrawal of most of Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.
50% : After Trump called Carney a great man, a reporter asked the president what's holding up a deal.
50% : Trump joked: Because I want to be a great man too.
50% : USMCA Review As Carneys negotiators push for a deal to lower or lower sectoral tariffs, the 60-year-old prime minister recently signaled a shift in focus to the 2026 review of the trade deal that the United States, Mexico and Canada agreed to during Trumps first term. When asked if Hed would like to see a minimum tariff on Canada as part of this review, Trump said he was going to have tariffs.
50% : Trump said the United States, Canada and Mexico could renegotiate the trilateral agreement, or they could each strike different deals.
50% : Trump said the two leaders would discuss the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system during the closed-door portion of the Tuesday meeting.
50% : In his remarks to reporters, Trump twice joked about Canada becoming the state's 51st U.S. comments that have infuriated many Canadians and prompted boycotts of U.S. travel and products.
50% : The people of Canada, they will love us again, Trump said.

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