Trump can meet with Canada and Mexico ‘in the middle’, says the American shopping boss

US Secretary of the Howard Lutnick Trade Secretary said President Donald Trump “is likely to” announce a contract to reduce tariffs in Canada and Mexico on Wednesday.

“Both Canadians and Mexicans have been on the phone today with me all day trying to show that they will be better” about reducing the flow of synthetic opioid fental in the US, Lutnick told Fox Business Network.

But the Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly told the BBC Newsght that her office was not contacted in connection with the plan.

Canada and Mexico announced the imports of imports to the United States after the 25% of Washington tariff on their two neighbors came into force on Tuesday.

Lutnick made it clear that he expects US tariffs to be lowered, not paused.

“I mean [Trump’s] I will understand, “You do more, and in some way we will meet you in the middle.” And we will probably announce that tomorrow. “

American officials “I can say a lot of things”, but “the only one who really makes a decision is Prime Minister,” Joly said.

Lutnick had an invitation with Prime Minister Ontario Doug Ford, according to the sources who told Globe and Mail that he warned of Canadian retaliation and what was considered to be personal attacks against Trump.

US President used a large part of his Speech to the Congress on Tuesday that is his trade policyBut he didn’t say if he was planning to reduce the tariffs that came into force this week.

Trump said he would go forward on April 2. With plans for reciprocal tariffs to countries around the world, which he thinks they are treated unjustly.

Earlier on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored Trump’s caring tariffs on his countrycalling him “very stupid things” and promised to lead a “relentless struggle” to protect his economy.

Trudeau announced the retaliation of tariffs to US exports and warned that the trade war would be expensive for both countries.

But Trump pushed even more in the post on his social platform of truth, saying, “Please explain to Governor Trudeau from Canada that when he suspens his retaliation on the US, our reciprocal tariff will immediately increase by a similar amount!”

Trudeau accused the US president of planning a “complete collapse of the Canadian economy because it will make it easier for us to contribute.”

“That will never happen. We will never be 51. The state,” he told reporters.

Washington also increased its trade war with Beijing on Tuesday as a new 10% levy on Chinese imports that came into force – adding to the existing names from Trump’s first term and those announced last month.

“China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war,” said a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs after their country announced Tarife Tit-For-Tat to the US Agricultural Imports.