President Trump announced on August 19, 2026, that the United States had reached a trade deal with Canada, claiming his administration "got the points we had to have." However, Canada's prime minister did not publicly confirm the agreement, and reports indicate a temporary three-day tariff truce with unresolved trade and USMCA issues remaining.
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TRUMP'S CANADA DEAL DOESN'T EXIST open.substack.com/pub/narativ/... Trump announced a deal at 11:24pm Eastern. Canada's prime minister would not confirm it. The 50% tariff returns Friday.
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President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the US has reached an agreement with Canada on trade, saying that Canadian representatives “gave us the points we had to have.” Trump spoke with Bloomberg’s Tyler Kendall at the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)