In 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau relied heavily on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for assistance when the U.S. and Mexico constructed the majority of the USMCA trade pact. Today, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney takes the same approach.
PRESS RELEASE – “Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with a bipartisan delegation of United States senators in Ottawa. The Senator for Oregon, Ron Wyden, the Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, the Senator for New Hampshire, Maggie Hassan, and the Senator for Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto, were present.” (more)
The 35% tariffs against Canada are scheduled to go into effect on August 1st.
As noted by President Trump in his remarks during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the White House, Trump plans to renegotiate the USMCA and end the trilateral agreement in favor of two bilateral trade deals.
During the Oval Office meeting President Trump said, “As you know [USMCA] terminates fairly shortly. It gets renegotiated fairly shortly.” Then the biggest statement, “This was a transitional deal, and we’ll see what happens, we’re going to start renegotiating that”… “I don’t know if it serves a purpose anymore.” …. “And the biggest purpose it served was, we got rid of NAFTA.”
President Trump is going to exit the trilateral USMCA in favor of two distinctly different bilateral trade agreements between the U.S and Mexico, and the U.S and Canada. The only consideration now is the timing. President Trump is 100% focused on the BIG ECONOMIC PICTURE; it’s not about the politics, it’s all about the economics.
Interesting rogue’s gallery of senators; I’m particularly paying attention to the states they claim to represent and how they might be involved with U.S.-Canada ‘trade’. Very, very interesting line up.
Thank you senators, for being so transparent.
Yeah, 3 Liberals and a RINO.
Again, Senators are meeting with foreign officials outside of their Constitutional authority and bounds. Foreign policy and foreign relations originate and are the responsibility of the Executive. I don’t care if their states border Canada or have industries conducting trade with Canada, it’s still the Executive’s responsibility and function. Those Senators should be working with the Trump Administration, not meeting with foreign leadership and working on things that run contrary to the President’s agenda, the only agenda that matters with foreign policy.
Our Senate and House of Representatives constantly engage in activities and areas outside the scope of their authority and responsibility. The Judiciary continues to act like the President has no authority, as does Congress. They seem to forget the three equal branches of government, each with different roles and responsibilities.
Excellent point!
agreed – they need to be disbarred and kicked to the curb
What does the constitution say on this
The U.S. Constitution gives the President the main job of leading foreign policy, which means deciding how the U.S. deals with other countries. According to Article II, Section 2, Clause 1, the President is the “Commander in Chief” of the military, so they can make big decisions about using the army or navy in situations involving other nations, like responding to a crisis. Also, Article II, Section 3 says the President can meet with foreign leaders and decide which countries the U.S. officially recognizes, setting the tone for how the U.S. acts on the world stage. The President can also start negotiations for deals with other countries, like executive agreements, which don’t need Congress’s approval, or treaties, which do need Senate approval under Article II, Section 2, Clause 2. This Constitutional authority makes the President the key player in shaping foreign policy every day.
Congress, which includes the Senate and House of Representatives, has a smaller but important role in foreign policy. The Constitution, in Article I, Section 8, gives Congress powers like regulating trade with other countries, declaring war, and controlling funding for the military. The Senate specifically has a role in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2, where it must vote (with a two-thirds majority) to approve treaties and the President’s choices for ambassadors, who represent the U.S. abroad. These powers let Congress influence foreign policy, but they don’t lead it like the President does. Congress mostly checks the President’s work by voting on big decisions or passing laws, rather than making daily plans or talking directly to other countries.
Sometimes, Senators might meet with foreign leaders and discuss ideas that don’t match the President’s foreign policy plans. The Constitution, in Article I, Section 6, Clause 1, protects Senators’ right to speak freely about their work. So, senators can have these meetings and share their opinions without getting in trouble, as long as they’re not committing serious crimes like treason.
However, a law called the Logan Act (not in the Constitution, but passed in 1799) says no one, including Senators, can negotiate with foreign governments in a way that undermines the U.S. government’s official position. If a Senator tries to make deals or promises that go against the President’s plans (set under Article II, Sections 2 and 3), it could be seen as breaking this law, but the Logan Act is rarely enforced, I mean, who punishes themselves for being rogue treasonists, not Congress or their buddies in embedded in Executive positions.
In summary, the President leads foreign policy with powers from Article II, Sections 2 and 3, making decisions about diplomacy and military actions, while Congress, through Article I, Section 8 and Article II, Section 2, supports by voting on treaties, funding, and laws. Senators can meet foreign leaders and share different ideas because of their free speech rights in Article I, Section 6, but they can’t act like the President or make official U.S. policy; however, it’s usually not a clear violation of the Constitution unless they try to take over the President’s role in a way that breaks laws like the Logan Act.
My stance is that if these Senators are meeting with Carney to help him gain better leverage and sabotage Trump’s agenda, then they are in fact in violation of the Logan Act. Enough is enough of this crap.
Governors maybe makes more sense to meet, not senators
Wanna bet that Tom Cotton also was all ears for Carney?
I see what you did there
Could you take it to the bank?
Tom is a POS. Dirty schmuck SSCI.
I could agree more , if they undermine the President they need to be tried but Bondin needs an apple and a road map. She won’t do the tough stuff, she’s one of them!!
Canada and the EU are acting like that 35 year old guy who lives in his parent’s basement and spends all his time playing video games, relying on mom and dad for full support. No job, not looking for a job. Trump is his parent, throwing him out of the house and he is crying they have no right to force him to pay his own way.
My guess is that this meeting was arranged so that one Chinese/Globalist puppet could meet with other Chinese/Globalist puppets to discuss ways to use the renegotiation of USMCA to wreck POTUS Trump’s policies, the midterm elections, and whatever else they can leverage to return to the status quo of exfiltrating American wealth to the global cabal.
Will they next trot out Barak Obama to scold us and tell us, “That’s [America First / MAGA] not who we are,” or is that dog and pony show too much under scrutiny. The irony is that the usual play is to bring out the former president to cause trouble for the current one under the guise of speeches to forums and “groups,” but every time they try that with Biden, it’s a total train wreck. Obama is under scrutiny, Clintons are well, not useful at this point, and George W has no pull at this point.
bipartisan? left and far left?
The Senator for Oregon, Ron Wyden, the Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, the Senator for New Hampshire, Maggie Hassan, and the Senator for Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto, were present.
Was the Constitution designed for senators to talk with foreign countries?
Yes, I posted above, but not in the manner these folks are doing. It brings into account the Logan Act. Purely Conceptually, they can speak their mind. However, they are not supposed to influence or shape policy; that becomes a Logan Act issue. But as I mentioned, they don’t enforce any rules on themselves, so why would this one be enforced? It won’t, and thus, this BS will continue on forever.
This meeting will accomplish nothing for Carney. It should be and will be ignored.
Could it be that these senators have one thing in common: self-interest?