Prime Minister Mark Carney, explaining why Canada decided to abandon the talks, pointed to disunity among the US negotiators. The White House has denied claims of division between Greer and Lutnick, but seasoned commentators are skeptical.
“Lutnick viewed all this as his turf, and here is Greer, who is the designated guy to be effectively the trade minister if you think about it in the context of other countries, conducting the negotiations,” said William Reinsch, a senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former undersecretary for commerce. “It appears Greer was willing to go farther than Lutnick was.
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