A Canadian provincial premier launched a sharp attack on President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a "bad person" and "not to be trusted" while urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush trade concessions with Washington. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada holds leverage in talks even as his province considers restoring U.S. alcohol sales at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s request to avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs. Kinew also predicted that Trump would be “slaughtered” in the midterm elections.
"Everybody knows the American president by now, he’s erratic, he’s irresponsible, and he’s not to be trusted. And this is the person that we were supposed to make a deal with, and we’re going to make additional concessions for it. That’s why I say you can't make a good deal with a bad person, because who’s to say it’s not going to be undone?" Kinew said.
Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, said Thursday both nations are nearing a final agreement after returning to Washington to meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. We continue to make progress," he said, adding Canadian officials will remain in Washington working on the deal.
Trump called the agreement "very fair" to both sides, while tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian imports are delayed until 12::green-background[01] a.m. Full terms remain unreleased. Despite criticizing Trump, Kinew said Manitoba might join Carney’s "Team Canada" approach, though he urged consumers to buy Canadian if U.S. products return to shelves.
Other provincial leaders, including the premiers of Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, publicly backed Carney’s negotiating direction. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham said all premiers agreed during a Wednesday call with Carney to restock U.S. alcohol, though not all have publicly confirmed that position. "I think we should fight.
I think Donald Trump is very weak. I think America is weaker around the world today than it was a year ago. He’s about to get slaughtered in the midterms and the cost of living is the number one issue and he’s completely out of touch with the cost of living of Americans," Kinew said.
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