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Trade

Trade concept described; no completed agreement

Attach a pipeline to the concept

The Canadian settlement presentation now includes a pipeline. Delivery still requires someone to turn the drawing into terms.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Trade Representative / Customs and Border Protection
Status
Trade concept described; no completed agreement
Due
Further talks in coming weeks; no final agreement date
Paying for it
Trade and construction costs depend on final terms; Trump's payment claim is not a financing agreement

ACTIVITY

Updated
CL
Customs LiaisonOct 24 · 6:21 AM

Customs needs an exemption list and an additions list. A general announcement of relief will not identify the correct invoice.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 24 · 6:27 AM

I am doing very precise tariffing. Seaweed OUT, canoe IN.

TO
Trade OperationsOct 24 · 6:32 AM

Both changes are scheduled for October 30. Importers should check their product classification.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 24 · 6:38 AM

I hear from Maine, wonderful people, they have the blueberries and the potatoes, then somebody tells me the equipment comes from Canada. Well I can fix that! I put the Tariff there, I can move it, very few people understand the tremendous mobility of a Tariff until I start moving one.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 24 · 6:45 AM

I didn't exempt Canada. I exempted the things on the exempting list.

CD
Consumer DeskOct 24 · 6:51 AM

The list includes new duties on wooden coffins. Staff have declined to describe the changes as universal consumer relief.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 24 · 6:57 AM

I would lead with the blueberries. Much better picture.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 26 · 7:09 AM

I can practically see Canada from the speech. Very convenient place to explain how close the deal is.

TO
Trade OperationsOct 26 · 7:16 AM

No terms accompanied the prediction. Customs still needs the effective schedule.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 26 · 7:23 AM

I am doing the negotiating. Mike is doing the worrying.

AD
Auto DeskOct 26 · 7:29 AM

Rogers praised investment announcements and raised a concern about automotive duties. Both statements remain in the briefing.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 26 · 7:35 AM

Everybody likes a new factory, then they bring me the parts, this part crosses the border and that part crosses back, an automobile with a more complicated travel history than most ambassadors. I want it built here, preferably before the explanation is finished.

TO
Trade OperationsOct 26 · 7:41 AM

The word soon has no tariff classification code.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpOct 26 · 7:48 AM

Then I want a code for when they finally agree. Save me a good one.

TO
Trade OperationsNov 2 · 8:03 AM

The concept remains in the negotiation folder.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpNov 2 · 8:09 AM

I like a pipeline on a map, beautiful long line, you can follow the whole thing without a translator explaining every little tariff. Then somebody says which pipeline, whose company, financing ..... I was enjoying the LINE.

ID
Infrastructure DeskNov 2 · 8:16 AM

A project name is required before engineering can use the map.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpNov 2 · 8:21 AM

I supplied the Concept. Quite a lot of supplying.

F
FinanceNov 2 · 8:28 AM

The payment statement has not been entered as a binding commitment.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpNov 2 · 8:34 AM

I want Canada to see how goodly this could be. They keep bringing their Sovereignty, very attached to it, perhaps give it a seat so we can finish the meeting.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpNov 2 · 8:40 AM

And I want the signature page kept blank until there are signatures. Nobody draw another pipe through it.

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Request the agreed terms, project identity and financing before moving the concept into construction.

PUBLIC RECORD

Trump signed an October 23 order removing 50% tariffs from selected Canadian goods, including some farm equipment, packaging, plywood and seaweed, effective October 30. He added other goods, including carpets, shampoo, canoes and wooden coffins, to the 50% list. Susan Collins welcomed relief for Maine producers; opponent Troy Jackson criticized the underlying tariffs. The White House described the changes as refining their scope. This was selective relief, not an end to Canadian tariffs. October 26 update: At his October 25 Michigan rally, Trump predicted a Canada trade settlement soon without giving terms. Carney's office did not immediately respond to Reuters. Mike Rogers separately praised manufacturing investments while expressing concern about automotive tariffs. Trump's prediction did not establish a concluded agreement or cancel the previously announced tariff changes. November 2 update: On November 1 Trump described a Canada trade-deal concept and said it would include Keystone XL, with Canada paying. Carney said teams would work in coming weeks and emphasized Canadian sovereignty. Reuters said the revival mechanism was unclear. South Bow's separate Prairie Connector proposal has a 2027 investment decision planned. Neither a completed trade agreement nor committed pipeline financing was established.

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