Howard Lutnick: “No one has protected America the way Donald Trump has protected America.”

Canada made the decision to walk away from the negotiating table for political purposes.

The words medium and heavy-duty trucks were raised in these trade negotiations on Friday at 4 o’clock. I met with [Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic] LeBlanc 10 times… [and] these were not raised. These were not part of it.

It didn’t happen for math. The math was sensational. It was a great deal,

They wanted to walk away. This is politics only. If you think I ever said the words French, do I care about how the Quebecois speak? I mean, what could matter less to America? We don’t care. So the fact is, we never thought those words up.