The president himself has said, unfortunately, our neighbors to the north have been pretty difficult to deal with when it comes to matters on trade. But in trade, generally speaking, as you know, 25 countries have received letters thus far from the president directly with his big beautiful signature on them from Japan to Korea, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, just a few countries. And Canada also received a letter for 30, 35%. With that said, if countries want to have legitimate further discussions, the Trump administration and the President's trade team are willing to have further talks. (21:06–21:20)
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