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Bombshell leak to Toronto Star upends NAFTA talks: In secret ‘so insulting’ remarks, Trump says he isn’t compromising at all with Canada

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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/08/31/bombshell-leak-to-toronto-star-upends-nafta-talks-in-secret-so-insulting-remarks-trump-says-he-isnt-compromising-at-all-with-canada.html

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Donald Trump confirms Star story on his secret bombshell remarks about Canada | The Star
Authors
Daniel Dale
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  1. dubteedub
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    The journalist from the Star Daniel Dale posted this on Twitter on Trump's comments and how/why he published them https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1035539603116240896?s=19

    The journalist from the Star Daniel Dale posted this on Twitter on Trump's comments and how/why he published them

    NAFTA BOMBSHELL: The Star has obtained inflammatory secret comments about Canada that Trump made "off the record" yesterday, and they have upended the talks this morning

    Trump told Bloomberg he isn't compromising at all with Canada but can't say this publicly since it'd ruin the talks: “Here's the problem...The answer’s no. If I say no, then you’re going to put that, and it’s going to be so insulting they’re not going to be able to make a deal."

    Trump also said off the record that any deal would be “totally on our terms.”
    Trump said he is scaring Canada into submission by repeatedly threatening auto tariffs, showing the Canadians “a picture of a Chevrolet Impala,” which is assembled at the GM plant in Oshawa, Ontario.

    What happened: I obtained these quotes. I'm not bound by Bloomberg's "off the record" promises. I asked the White House and the Trudeau team for comment. The Trudeau team, which is certain the quotes are accurate, sprung them on Trump's team at the meeting this morning.

    https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1035539603116240896?s=19

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