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Swift News
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's working on a trade deal with Prime Minister Mark Carney that he believes will be well-received by Canadians, telling reporters assembled for their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office that the people of this country "will love us again" as a result.
Carney is in Washington for his second face-to face meeting with Trump at the White House in less than six months as Canada pushes for some sort of resolution to the U.S. trade war that has wreaked havoc on critical sectors like steel, aluminum, auto manufacturing and forestry.
Asked if Canada will secure any concessions or leave today's meeting empty-handed, Trump said: "I think they're going to walk away very happy," and added later that on trade, "we're going to especially treat Canada fairly."
"The people of Canada will love us again," Trump said, with Carney looking on during an impromptu news conference ahead of their bilateral meeting and working lunch. "Most of them still do, I think — they love us."
Trump said the two leaders will discuss the tariffs that have hammered certain parts of the Canadian economy today and there will be something to announce "a little bit later on."
Still, Trump stressed he sees Canada as an economic competitor, saying the two countries have "natural conflict" and he wants to displace Canadian-made cars and steel with domestic supply in the American market.
"It's a tough situation because we want to make our cars here. We want Canada to do well making cars. We're working on formulas and I think we'll get there," Trump said — a comment that suggests the Americans are weighing whether to impose quotas on products coming in from the U.S., possibly in exchange for tariff relief.
"We want Canada to do great, but there's a point at which we also want the same business," Trump said.
