Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau denies retracting Davos speech, says almost everything in the US is abnormal

According to Reuters, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau denied on Tuesday that he had retracted remarks he made at the Davos Forum that angered US President Trump, and said almost everything in the US is abnormal. The report noted that this is a sign of continuing tension between the US and Canada.

The report stated that Trudeau spoke last week in Davos, citing US trade policy, urging countries to accept the reality that the rules-based international order once advocated by Washington has come to an end.

Trump was upset with Trudeau's Davos comments, saying that Canada exists only because of the US, and later said that he would impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from Canada if Ottawa pushed ahead with a trade agreement with China.

US Treasury Secretary Botts said on the Fox News show "Hannity" that Trudeau "actively" retracted some of his remarks made during his speech at Davos last week when he spoke with Trump on Monday.

Trudeau told reporters in the House of Commons: "To make it absolutely clear - and I have said this to the president - what I said at Davos is exactly what I meant."

Trudeau said he told Trump that Canada is responding positively by building partnerships overseas... and building domestically to deal with tariffs, and that we are ready to build this new relationship through USMCA (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). He understands that."

Reuters noted that Trudeau is pushing for trade diversification and reducing dependence on the US, citing the US's tariffs on key Canadian imports. Under the USMCA, about 70% of Canada's exports go to the US.

When asked about the future of trade negotiations with Washington in the House of Commons, he said: "The world has changed, and Washington has changed. Almost everything in the US is now abnormal - that's a fact."

Trudeau said that the formal review of the USMCA planned for this year will begin in a few weeks, but did not reveal more details.

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