Donald Trump has continually insisted that deals over his tariffs are coming.

Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that the U.S. doesn’t “have to sign” any trade deals, inadvertently admitting that his administration hasn’t made any progress during the 90-day pause on his disastrous tariffs.

During a tense meeting to discuss tariffs with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the president attempted to move the goal posts on actually completing any agreements with foreign countries.

“Everyone says, ‘When, when, when, are you going to sign deals?’ We don’t have to sign deals!” Trump said.

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    “We don’t have to sign deals. They have to sign deals with us. They want a piece of our market, we don’t want a piece of their market. We don’t care about their market. They want a piece of our market,” Trump rambled.

    “Trump rambled” is the best attribution for trump quotes.

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      This is what happens when you mainline American Exceptionalism for 80 years - It rots your brain.

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    Well, we all know how incapable Trump is regarding business and economy. Basically any halfway professional diplomat or trade official will basically run him into the next wall, head first.

    China is only the first of many countries where he will learn that he is playing with adults for the first time. These are not random bootlicking apprentices he can fire at a whim.

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        If you are aiming for offensive, “Dotard” is a (far) better word and it’s not actually as derogatory as it sounds. In fact, it’s perfectly cromulent and accurate.

        1. an old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined.
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    He also brought in 9, maybe even 10 trillion dollars to the US! No other president has even brought in 1 trillion! Did you know that?

    I really wish the camera didn’t keep focusing on Trump, I wanted to see Carney’s reactions throughout.

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    What’s that, Lassie?

    All he’s done is ruin everything and make the world worse for everybody?

    He’s crashing the US economy?

    He’s doing hundreds of years worth of damage to the country?

    Millions of innocent people’s lives are ruined?

    Millions of innocent people outside of the country will probably needlessly die because of him?

    What’s that, Lassie?

    Huh? It almost sounds French.

    Oh, guillotine.

    GOOD DOG!

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    "We don’t have to sign deals!” Trump said.

    Why even bother signing a deal that everyone knows you’re going to break

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    Who is going to sign the first deal with a President who’s famous for backing down? I