ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump on Tuesday softened his rhetoric toward Canada on trade and tariffs while issuing a warning for some federal employees.
Appearing alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, Trump, who has long accused America’s northern neighbor of “ripping off” the United States, now said the longtime allies have merely been “competing for the same business. He wants to make cars, we want to make cars.”
Carney later agreed, telling reporters there were “more areas where we are stronger together, and that’s what we’re focused on,” adding, “And we’re going to get the right deal — the right deal for America … and obviously, from my perspective, for Canada.”
