Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump was “colourful” with moments of tension as the two hashed out how to bring the American-led trade war to an end.
Trudeau said negotiations are ongoing to secure some form of tariff relief for certain sectors, but warned there’s no sign that Trump is willing to drop his levies entirely and it’s likely a trade dispute will continue “for the foreseeable future.”
Trudeau said there are ongoing discussions to have all of the tariffs dropped until April 2, when Trump is expected to impose another layer of retaliatory tariffs on all countries he claims are ripping off the U.S. But those talks have not been finalized and Trudeau said he was reluctant to comment until there is something concrete to announce.
The prime minister acknowledged that the 50-minute conversation between the two men on Wednesday was heated, but said it was a “substantive” call and that there could be a resolution to these issues, at least in the short term.
How can you even negotiate with someone who is dishonest in the first place and has a record of not respecting any deals made?
Besides, it’s clear now that Trump is doing all of this in a scheme to manipulate world markets to his and his friends’ benefit, and to the detriment of everyone else. (Like they care anyway)
You can’t, but you have to try anyway. All of this is just buying time anyway, until the American either decide to get rid of him or dive headlong into being a fascist dictatorship.