WASHINGTON (AP) — The Toronto Star reports that President Donald Trump has said privately that he won’t make compromises with Canada in high-stakes talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The report appeared to raise doubt about whether the two countries can reach a deal soon to keep Canada in the trading bloc.
The Star obtained the comments from a Trump interview with Bloomberg News. Trump wanted the comments to remain private because otherwise “it’s going to be so insulting they’re not going to be able to make a deal.”
In response, Lindsay Walters, a White House spokeswoman, said only, “The Canadian and American negotiators continue to work on reaching a win-win deal that benefits both countries.”
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters about the talks, “We aren’t there yet.”
Such a tiny, tiny thumb.
Trump " I can’t kill these people"
we should not get too concerned about this. If past is prolog this statement by Little Donnie means that he will compromise on every detail in the Canada deal.
He always does the opposite of what he says.
Trudeau, unlike Trump, is a diplomat, with not a little realpolitik under his belt. Canada will eventually get a better deal than they hoped, by ‘tricking’ Trump into thinking he’s ‘won’. Trudeau statement.
Dear Donnie:
Bloviating is a weak man’s way of negotiating.