President Donald Trump accused Canada on Tuesday of being "very rough" with the United States on trade, defending his decision to impose new tariffs on softwood lumber from America's northern neighbor.
"People don't realize Canada has been very rough on the United States," he said while signing an executive order promoting American agriculture. "Everyone thinks of Canada as being nice, but they've outsmarted our politicians for many years and you people understand that. So we did institute a very big tariff."