Howard Lutnick: “Canada made the decision to walk away from the negotiating table for political purposes.”

‘are you actually trying to blow this up?’ And his answer to me was, ‘I’m not allowed to say that.’

We were treated disrespectfully.

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.

If you think I ever said the words French — do I care about how the Québécois speak? I mean, what could matter less to America?