right? but we can t have an example where we re paying the united states is paying 270%. just can t have it. and when they send things in to us, you don t have that. i will say it was not contentious. what was strong was the language that this cannot go on. but the relationships are very good. whether it be president macron or with justin. justin did a really good job. i think the relationships were outstanding. but because of the fact that the united states leaders of the past didn t do a good job on trade again, i m not blaming countries, i m blaming our people that represented our past. it s got to change. it s gonna change. it s not a question of i hope it changes. it s gonna change. tariffs will come way down. we re like the piggy bank that
the united states is paying 270%, just can t have it. when they send things to us they can t have that. it was not contentious. what was strong was the language that this cannot go on but the relationships were very good, whether president macron, justin did a really good job. the relationships were outstanding. but because of the fact the united states, leaders of the past didn t do a good job on trade, i am not blaming countries, i m bringing our people that represented our past, it is going to change, not a question of i hope it changes, it is going to change 100% and tariffs are going to come way down because people cannot continue to do that. we are like the piggy bank that everybody is robbing and that
light. but this breaking news as the president is now on his way to singapore in the summit to north korea. the president departing the g7 summit early to get to the meeting with kim jong-un. the president touched repeatedly on longstanding grievances on trade. from the standpoint of trade and jobs and being fair to companies, we are really, i think, committed. i think they are starting to be committed to a much more fair trade situation. for the united states. because it has been treated very, very unfairly. and i don t blame other leaders for that. i blame our past leaders. and also the speculation about the tense nature of the summit. the president had this to say. i will say, it was not contentious. what was strong was the language that this cannot go on. but the relationships are very good. and on his upcoming meeting with kim jong-un the president offered this assessment. he can take that nation with
the president trump did not find his counterparts disagreeable. according to him, the tough negotiations were respectful. i will say it was not contentious. what was strong was the language that this cannot go on. but the relationships are very good. and on his upcoming meeting with kim, the president offered this prediction. he can take that nation with those great people, and truly make it great, so it s a one-time, it s a one-time shot. and i think it s going to work out very well. nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker is at the summit in canada with the highlights. kristen, it s been a busy morning. what more can you tell justice. well, president trump did make a range of headlines. you just ticked through some of them, alex. in terms of north korea, he did strike a confident optimistic note, saying that he thinks that
but we can t have can example as the united states is paying 270%, can t have it. and when they re sending things to us, you can t have that. what s strong is the language this cannot go on. but the relationships are very good whether it be president macron or with justin. we had justin did a really good job. i think the relationships are outstanding. but because of the fact that the united states leaders of the past didn t do a good job on trade, and again i m not blaming countries. i m blaming our people that represented our past. it s going to change. it s not a question of i hope it changes. it s going to change 100%. and tariffs are going to come way down because people cannot continue to do that. we re like the piggy bank that everybody s robbing and that ends.