Canadian officials took off for Washington, DC, within hours of the U. S. and Mexico announcing a new U. S.-Mexico trade agreement to replace\u2026<\/b>
\nCanadian officials took off for Washington, DC, within hours of the U. S. and Mexico announcing a new U. S.-Mexico trade agreement to replace outdated provisions under NAFTA, the aging trade agreement between the three North American nations.
\u201cThe negotiations between the United States and Canada are ongoing. There have been no concessions by Canada on agriculture,\u201d a USTR spokesperson said Friday.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Canada to roll back tariffs on U. S. dairy exports to the nation. He warned again at a Thursday evening campaign rally that the U. S. may levy tariffs on Canadian automobile exports to the U. S. if Canada does not relent on the dairy tariffs.
On Friday the Toronto Star published what it claimed were leaked comments President Trump made in an interview with Bloomberg News. The report stated that Trump said off-the-record to Bloomberg that he won\u2019t make concessions in modernizing NAFTA with Canada. The report alleged that Trump said it would be insulting to Canada when they can\u2019t make a deal.
Trump acknowledged the leak in a Friday afternoon tweet assailing the broken agreement, \u201cWow, I made OFF THE RECORD COMMENTS to Bloomberg concerning Canada, and this powerful understanding was BLATANTLY VIOLATED.\u201d He called it \u201cjust more dishonest reporting,\u201d then resolved, \u201cAt least Canada knows where I stand!\u201d
President Trump and outgoing President of Mexico Enrique Pe\u00f1a Nieto spoke over the phone Monday while reporters joined Trump in the Oval Office for the two leaders\u2019 announcement of the newly agreed to trade deal. Each leader voiced the possibility of having Canada join their trade deal and reform a new version of NAFTA. Trump and administration officials have said that the deal will go forward with or without Canada.
The U. S. held bilateral talks with Mexico over the past year, leading to Monday\u2019s announcement that a deal had been reached. \u201cWe look forward to having this \u2014 either be joined by Canada or not,\u201d U. S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said of the U. S.-Mexico deal hours after Monday\u2019s announcement. He described the bilateral deal as \u201cabsolutely terrific\u201d and \u201cI think it is fair to say we\u2019ll do a rebalancing.\u201d He said the bilateral U. S.-Mexico deal modernizes and updates the previous NAFTA agreement and will \u201clead to more jobs for American workers and farmers.\u201d
Michelle Moons is a White House Correspondent for Breitbart News \u2014 follow on Twitter @MichelleDiana and Facebook<\/p>\n

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