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U.S. President Donald Trump struck a familiar note this week by dismissing the importance of trade with Canada, but the comments came as Prime Minister Mark Carney was about to land in China.
Trump Calls USMCA Trade Deal ‘Irrelevant’ as Carney Courts Beijing
‘I don’t even think about USMCA,’ Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Ford executive chairman Bill Ford (L) and Ford CEO Jim Farley (R), tours Ford Motor Company's River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
Twitter: @NChartierET
