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U.S. NEWS Thursday 12 OcTOber 2017
Trump, Trudeau meet at the White House amid NAFTA talks

a deal and it’s possible structive relationship be-
that we will,” Trump said, tween the president and
noting the close relations the prime minister is really
between the two countries important.”
and leaders. “We have to The trade negotiations this
protect our workers and in week in Washington have
all fairness the prime minis- gotten off to a rocky start,
ter wants to protect Can- with the U.S. Chamber of
ada and his people also. Commerce warning that
So we’ll see what happens the Trump administration
with NAFTA,” Trump said, might be sabotaging the
adding that it “has to be talks with unrealistic propos-
fair to both countries.” als. Speaking to reporters
Trudeau, in his brief remarks at the Canadian Embassy
to reporters in the Oval Of- after his meeting, Trudeau
fice, spoke of the ties that told reporters that it was
bind the two neighbors possible to get a “win-win-
and major trading partners. win” from the negotiations
“We have a close relation- but stressed that Canada
ship. Two countries that are was “ready for anything.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office interwoven in our econo- “I think it’s been clear that
of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. mies and our cultures and circumstances are often
(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) our peoples,” Trudeau said. challenging, and we have
By KEN THOMAS two North American neigh- these years and we’ll see “But we have a good part- to be ready for anything
Associated Press bors. Trudeau joined Trump what happens. It’s possible nership ... and that’s why — and we are,” Trudeau
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- in the Oval Office at the we won’t be able to make having an ongoing con- said.q
dent Donald Trump re- start of a new round of talks
mained non-committal over the North American
about the future of the Free Trade Agreement,
North American Free Trade which the U.S. president
Agreement on Wednesday has threatened to with-
as he welcomed Cana- draw from if he can’t nego-
dian Prime Minister Justin tiate a better agreement
Trudeau to the White House with Canada and Mexico.
amid simmering disputes “We’re negotiating a NAF-
over trade between the TA deal. It’s time after all of

Trump turning back to tax

overhaul; pitches truckers

Continued from Front and California, are wary of
the potential financial hit to
“It’s pretty critical for our their constituents.
membership,” Spear said. They contend repealing
But the liberal Center on the deduction would sub-
Budget and Policy Priori- ject people to being taxed
ties said few truckers would twice.
benefit from this preferen- “They need our votes” on
tial rate because the ma- the tax plan, said Rep. Chris
jority of truck drivers are Collins, R-N.Y., a member of
employees rather than the group.
pass-through business own- Discussions with House
ers, based on its analysis of leaders on a possible com-
Census data. promise took place last
Republicans in Congress week but are on hold, Col-
aren’t solidly behind Trump, lins and other lawmakers in
with some from high-tax the group said Wednesday.
states balking because the They said they were confi-
framework calls for elimi- dent of a compromise.
nating the federal deduc- Trump highlighted the tax
tion for state and local plan’s provisions aimed at
taxes. That deduction is encouraging international
claimed by an estimated companies to bring back,
44 million people and costs or repatriate, cash that
the government an esti- they’ve kept overseas.
mated $1.3 trillion in lost All told, there’s more than
revenue over 10 years. $1 trillion in cash held
Fractious Republican law- abroad by S&P 500 com-
makers, especially those panies, according to
from New York, New Jersey Deutsche Bank.q