‘I Like Carney a Lot:’ Trump Suggests the Two Sides Closer to a Deal After Ottawa Removes Retaliatory Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump commended Prime Minister Mark Carney for removing retaliatory tariffs against the United States, adding that the two sides will be talking again soon.

“We are working on something we want to be very good to Canada,” the U.S. president said on Aug. 22 in Washington during an unrelated press conference, shortly after Carney said Canada would remove retaliatory tariffs against U.S. products, save for some such as on steel and aluminum.