While U.S. President Donald Trump has singled out the Ontario government’s TV commercial as a reason to cancel trade talks with Canada, a senior White House official says it’s because there’s been growing frustration with Ottawa.
U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett spoke to reporters on Oct. 24 following Trump’s decision to terminate trade talks with Canada the previous day, saying that Canadians have been “very difficult to negotiate with.”
“You look at all the countries around the world that we’ve made deals with, and the fact that we’re now negotiating with Mexico separately, reveals that it’s not just about one ad, that there’s frustration that’s built up,” Hassett said in a media scrum at the White House….