美加贸易战火持续，美国总统特朗普周三态度依旧强硬。他在保守派电台主持人格伦・贝克的访谈中再度表示，加拿大是全世界 “最难打交道的国家” 之一，还指责加拿大一直在占美国的便宜。
谈及和加拿大谈判，特朗普称：“我不知道你怎么看待加拿大，他们属于全球最难打交道的国家。”
上周末美加贸易谈判宣告破裂，美国于周六对部分加拿大商品加征 50% 新关税，加拿大随即出台反制关税予以回击。
特朗普补充道：“他们一副把自己当成美国一个州的样子，占尽我们的好处，可他们并不是美国的州。”
特朗普还提到，上周本已谈成一份不错的协议，却在截止前夕宣告崩盘。
“原本我们谈好了一份相当不错的协议。因为加拿大害怕我们断绝贸易往来。说白了，加拿大没有什么东西是美国非买不可的。就算有少数商品会带来些许不便，我们也可以从别处采购。现在该让加拿大吸取教训，不能再继续这样行事。”
周二特朗普接受美国有线电视新闻网电话采访时，对于加拿大指责美方在谈判最后时刻新增条件这一说法，他表示 “听着像是我会做出来的事”，相当于间接印证了加方说法。面对追问是否否认加方的指控，特朗普称自己 “不否认任何事情”。
这番表态，和特朗普政府部分官员的口径相互矛盾，副总统 J・D・万斯就坚称谈判破裂责任在加拿大。本周早些时候万斯在缅因州造势活动中把锅甩给加拿大，指责对方在谈判最后一刻提出不合理要求。
在周三的电台访谈中，特朗普还提起自己此前提议把安大略湖改名为 “美国湖” 的言论。他称自己或许并非戏言，并且拿去年把墨西哥湾改叫 “美国湾” 一事作为佐证。
“大家都以为我拿安大略湖改名是开玩笑，但我可能是认真的。还记得之前墨西哥湾被改成美国湾吗。”
Trump calls Canada ＇one of the worst countries＇ to deal with amid ongoing trade war
President Donald Trump maintained his firm stance amid theongoing U．S．-Canada trade waron Wednesday， repeating his claims that Canada is one of ＂the worst countries＂ in the world to deal with and that they have taken ＂advantage＂ of the U．S． during a radio interview with conservative host Glenn Beck．
＂Look， I don＇t know how you feel about Canada． They are one of the worst countries in the world to deal with，＂ Trump said， remarking on negotiating with the Canadians．
Negotiations between Canada and the U．S． broke down over the weekend and a fresh round of 50% U．S． tariffs on some Canadian goods took effect on Saturday， leading Canada to retaliate with a set of its own levies．
＂They take advantage of us as though they were a state， and they＇re not a state，＂ Trump added．
The president then mentioned the ＂good deal＂ with Canada last week， which fell apart just before the deadline．
＂I had a deal that was a pretty good deal， you know， quite good， because they＇re afraid that I won＇t do any business． In other words， we won＇t trade． They don＇t have anything that we have to have． OK， we can get by，＂ Trump said． ＂I mean， there are a couple of things that would make it a little inconvenient， but we can get them elsewhere． And it＇s time to teach Canada you can＇t do this anymore．＂
On Tuesday， Trump said in a call with CNN that Canada＇s claim that the U．S． added more conditions to their agreement in the final hours of negotiations ＂sounds like＂ him， seeming to confirm the Canadian position． He later added， according to CNN， that he doesn＇t ＂deny anything＂ when pressed on whether he denies the Canadian＇s claims．
Those comments from Trump contradict what some in his own administration， including Vice President JD Vance， have said about the collapse of the talks． Vance has insisted that it was Canada who was at fault for the talks falling apart， pinning the blame on Canada during a campaign stop in Maine earlier this week， saying they were making ＂unreasonable last-minute demands．＂
During his radio interview on Wednesday， the president also brought up his call this week torename Lake Ontario as ＂Lake America．＂He added that maybe he ＂wasn＇t＂ joking about it， pointing to the fact that herenamed the Gulf of Mexicoas ＂Gulf of America＂ last year．
＂．．． You saw the Lake Ontario -- you know， people thought I was kidding． Maybe I wasn＇t because the last one you saw was the Gulf of Mexico， Gulf of America，＂ Trump said．
