On August 23, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will negotiate on trade because tariffs will be 'devastating,' claiming the U.S. provides Canada's security while Canada 'takes advantage.' Duffy asserted the Trump administration's negotiating position against Canada.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Canada: Canada is a country that doesn't have a military. To think that they're gonna go to war with Donald Trump and actually win that war with the US, I think it's foolish on their part.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Canada: The fact we provide their security for them, and they take advantage of us, that's not the kind of relationship that friends should have. Trump is calling them out. I think you're gonna see Mark Carney come to the table very, very quickly because it's gonna be devastating for his country.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is going to “come to the table” on trade because tariffs against the U.S.’s northern neighbor will be “devastating.” “To think that they're going to go to war with Donald Trump and actually win that war with the U.S., I think it's foolish...