President Trump Asked If He Would Like The First Trade Deal To Be With Canada Amid Tariff Spat

At a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, President Trump spoke about trade deals amid the tariff spat.

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00:00... many years ago, but it should have never been made.

00:02The president of the United States, would you like to see your first trade deal be with Canada?

00:09I would love that. Look, I have a lot of respect for this man,

00:13and I watched him come up, in a sense, through the ranks when he wasn't given much of a chance,

00:19and he ran a really great campaign. He did a really great debate. I think that debate was

00:23very helpful. I was going to raise my hand. I don't know if that's good or bad.

00:29I shouldn't say that. That might hurt you. But no, he ran a really great election, I thought.

00:34And yeah, something could happen. Something could happen.