US Commerce Secretary Says Trump Views USMCA as a ‘Bad Deal’ Ahead of Review

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick walks down the stairs after a meeting during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick criticized Canada’s approach to trade talks and said U.S. President Donald Trump thinks the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a “bad trade.”

“They suck,” Lutnick said on April 17 at a conference organized by the media outlet Semafor when asked about comments by a former Canadian trade negotiator.