ford thinks that by lifting the export tax he's making progress towards a resolution that can benefit both sides.
in trump's mind, he just tricked the fatass dummy ford into removing the export tax, and then suckered him with a 25% tariff. and, basically, trump is right, that's exactly what he did. trump then defines that as being "smart" and "good negotiating". he "wins". further, he's proven that canada is weak and stupid and easy to take advantage of, so he will therefore continue to take advantage of canada in the future.
that's how america operates and has operated for 250 years.
if trump actually understood tariffs, he'd be dangerous.
but ford is a buffoon and he couldn't negotiate himself out of a parking ticket. he should at least send a trade negotiator. he won't, he'll go himself.
the feds need to lock him in a closet and tell him not to come out until they're done.