President Donald Trump said Tuesday there is “mutual love” but also “natural conflict” between the United States and Canada as he met with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House.
Carney's second visit to the United States comes as one of the world’s most durable and amicable alliances has been fractured by Trump's trade war and annexation threats. Among the topics up for discussion are trade and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is critical to Canada's economy and is up for review next year.
Trump said he was willing to revisit the free trade agreement, which was enacted during his first term, or seek "different deals.”
"We could renegotiate it, and that would be good, or we can just do different deals,” he said. "We’re allowed to do different deals.”
Trump exhibited a fondness for Carney, something he didn't display toward Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau. He described Carney as a "world class leader” and said he's a tough negotiator.
