Trump says EU not offering fair trade deal, Japan being ‘tough’ too
The US president left his team in Canada to continue working on thorny trade issues after he abruptly exited the G7 summit
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Japan was being “tough” in trade talks and the European Union had not yet offered what he considered a fair deal, as a team led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stayed at the G7 meeting in Canada to keep working on trade issues after Trump’s abrupt early departure.
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the EU would need to offer Washington “a good deal” or face higher tariffs.
Trump spoke after leaving the Group of Seven summit early to focus on the Middle East, disappointing trading partners who had hoped to make progress on thorny trade talks. He told reporters Bessent was staying on in Kananaskis, Alberta, to keep talking with counterparts on trade.
White House officials said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett also remained in Canada and would be meeting their counterparts.
They said Trump met informally with all G7 members but had not seen the leaders of India, Australia or Mexico, who were also slated to meet him in Canada this week.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum posted on social media later in the day that she had a “very good” phone call with Trump on Tuesday and they agreed to work together to reach a deal on “diverse topics”. The White House later confirmed the call.