United States
Statement summary
Trump criticizes Canadian tariffs and calls for a fair trade deal
Trump criticizes Canadian tariffs and calls for a fair trade deal.
President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric against Canada on Monday, calling the United States' northern neighbor "one of the worst countries in the entire world" as trade tensions between the two allies continued to escalate. Last month, Trump placed 50 percent tariffs on roughly $28 billion worth of Canadian goods, and Prime Minister Mark Carney responded "dollar for dollar." Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump accused Canada, America's second-largest trading partner after Mexico, of treating the United States "very unfairly." The president cited what he described as steep tariffs on American agricultural products and said Canadian leaders "feel entitled." ADVERTISEMENT "They want to have a deal with us," Trump said of Canada. "They call us all the time. The problem is, they have treated the United States very unfairly. They have been one of the worst countries in the...