He was asked if he had denied Trudeau a request for face time while the two leaders were at the UN. “Frankly, we’re thinking about just taxing cars coming in from Canada,” Trump said. Earlier Wednesday, Trudeau appeared to give a gentle nudge to the president’s trade ambassador, saying Trump had insisted repeatedly that punitive American tariffs on steel and aluminum wouldn’t be an issue under a new NAFTA. Trump has said “a few times” that a new deal would mitigate the tariff issue, the prime minister said. “We are continuing to work on getting to a right deal for Canada, a right deal for Canadians.

Source: National Post September 26, 2018 21:59 UTC