Trump Asked About Hot Mic Moment Between Him And Canadian Prime Minister Carney

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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, President Trump was asked about a hot mic moment with Canadian Prime Minister Carney.
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There was a hot mic moment at the G7 where the Canadian prime minister was talking to you about
their Chinese car cap, and he said you said you like it. Can you comment on that?
The cap that Canada put on Chinese car imports. You were talking about it with Carney.
Well, I don't know that I said I like it, but I could understand that, yeah.
Is that a factor?
Would I rather see a cap than no cap? Yeah, I would. On Canada.
Would the U.S. ever consider allowing Chinese cars?
Well, we haven't. They pay over 100 percent tariff, so we don't have the problems that
Europe has, or Canada.
How long do you hope USMCA negotiations or reviews go on?
Well, it's not something that's, to me, I think it's better without it, to be honest with you.
I'm not a big fan of it. I liked it because it got us out of NAFTA.
In other words, after six years, you had to close it. Got us out of NAFTA.
That's the thing I liked about it most. We do better without an agreement.
Do you want to just leave it in rolling review?
I would rather leave it unsigned. I'd rather have it terminated.
You'd rather have it terminated? Those are different things, sir. I just want to be clear.
I would rather not have the agreement, but I may sign it.
We do better as a country if we don't have an agreement.
So are you thinking of not having it?
Yeah, I'm thinking about maybe we won't be able to make a deal.
I would rather not have the USMCA.
The primary reason I wanted it was because there was no way out of NAFTA,
which was the worst trade agreement ever made, like ever.
And they had no termination. And it was very hard to get USMCA for that reason.
And I had a six-year close. Who would have thought I would have been here in the six years?
They got it six years because they hoped I wouldn't be here.
My term was supposed to be over with. So on top of everything else that comes up,
I would prefer not having an agreement, but I'm open to doing it. We'll see what happens.
So as of now, it's just going to stick around for 10 years. You're okay with that?
No, it's not sticking around. It'll be terminated.
That's after a decade.
It expires.
Yeah, in a decade.
It expires. I prefer this.
