the mandate of the election. that's what i'm concerned about. that's where we are trying to stop it, get a good bill that republicans can support. consistent with what people came to do. >> congressman jim jordan, cofounder of the freedom caucus is our guest on "newsmakers" sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. his meeting with north korean leader kim jong-il and in singapore, president trump talked with reporters about the g-7 summit in canada and took questions. this is about 30 minutes.

>> thank you very much. i appreciate it. we are getting ready to make a big trip. we are just leaving, but we want to have a little bit of a conference to announce what we have done. i think it has been successful. we've concluded a tremendously successful g7 and would like to provide you with an update. you know the gentleman of our the legendary larry kudlow in the legendary john bolton. we had a good meeting on defense and environment, and frankly on tariffs, which is what we are here for. i would like to thank prime minister trudeau for hosting this summit. it has worked out to be so wonderful. the people of canada are wonderful. it is a great country and a very beautiful country, i might add. we tackled a variety of issues and opportunities facing our nations. at the top of the list was the issue of trade. a very important subject because the united states has been taken advantage of for decades and we cannot do that anymore. we had extremely productive discussions on the need to have fair and reciprocal, meaning the

same. people cannot charge us 270% and we charge them nothing. that does not work anymore. i made a lot of statements having to do with clarity. we want and expect other nations to provide fair market access to american exports. we will take whatever steps are necessary to protect american industry and workers from unfair foreign trading practices, of which there are many. we are getting them straightened out slowly but surely. we also discussed the issue of uncontrolled migration and the threat it poses to national security and other groups and countries and our citizens and quality of life.

we are committed to addressing the migration challenge by helping migrants to remain and prosper in their own home countries. a wide array of national security threats were addressed, including the threat of aroiran. -- of iran. the g7 nations remain committed to controlling iran's nuclear ambitions. with or without them, those ambitions will be controlled. along with efforts to combat terrorism and extremism and those who spread this deadly ideology. the nations of the g7 are bound together by shared values and beliefs. that came out loud and clear. each of our nations is totally unique with our own people and our own sovereign obligations, but we can coordinate together and achieve the common good, fit for all of our people, all of our nations, who are linked in the great effort to create a more just, peaceful, and prosperous world. and from the standpoint of trade and jobs and being fair to companies, we are 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 unfairly. and i don't blame other leaders for that. i blame our past leaders. there was no reason this should have happened. last year, they lost 800 -- we as a nation over the years, for the latest numbers, $817 billion on trade. that is ridiculous and it is unacceptable. and everybody was told that. i don't blame them. i blame our leaders. in fact, i congratulate the leaders of other countries for so crazily being able to make these trade deals that were so good for their country and so bad for the united states. but those days are over. in a few minutes, i will be leaving for singapore. i will be on a mission of peace. and we will carry in, in my heart, we will be carrying the hearts of millions of people,

people from all over the world. we have to get denuclearization. we have to get something going. we really think north korea will be a tremendous place in a very short period of time. we appreciate everything going on. we appreciate working together with north korea. they are really working very well with us. i say so far, so good. we will have to see what happens. and we will know very soon. i will be leaving as soon as we are finished with this conference. i very much look forward to it. i think it is very important for north korea, south korea, japan, the world, and the united states. it is a great thing. we will see what happens.

ok. any questions? yes. >> we are about to embark on what may be the most important meeting you have ever had in your life. what is in your gut? steel nerves or butterflies? >> really everything. this has rarely been done. it is unknown territory in the truest sense. but i really feel confident. i feel kim jong-un wants to do something great for his people, and he has that opportunity, and he won't have that opportunity again. it will never be there again. i really believe he is going to do something positive for his people, or himself, his family. -- for himself, his family. he has an opportunity the likes of which i think if you look into history very few people have ever had. he can take that nation with those great people and truly make it great. so, it is a one-time shot. and i think it is going to work

out very well. that is why i feel positive, because it makes so much sense. and we will watch over, protect, and do a lot of things. i can say south korea, japan, china, many countries, want to see it happen. and they will all help. this is a great time. this has not happened in all of the years they have been separated by a very artificial boundary. this is a great opportunity for peace. and lasting peace, and prosperity. yes, ma'am. >> you mentioned bringing russia back into the g-7 meetings. when you last spoke with vladimir putin, when have you last spoken with vladimir putin?

do you expect to meet with him in vienna? >> i have not spoken with him in a while. it has been discussed. some people like the idea of bringing russia back in. this used to be the g8 and not the g7. something happened a while ago where russia is no longer in. i think it would be an asset to have russia back in. i think it would be good for the world, russia, the united states. i think it would be good for all of the countries of the current g7. i think the g8 would be better. i think having russia back would be a positive thing. we are looking for peace in the world. we are not looking to play games. ok, question? >> you said this was a positive meeting. from the outside, it seemed quite contentious. did you get any indications they were going to make any concessions to you? i believe you raised the idea of a tariffs free g7. >> i did. no tariffs, no barriers, no

subsidies. that's the way it should be. in canada, we have tremendous tariffs. the united states pays tremendous tariffs on dairy. 270%. nobody knows that. we don't want to pay anything. why should we pay. ultimately, that is what you want. you want a tariff free, no barriers, and no subsidies. you have some cases where countries are subsidizing industries and that is not fair. so you go tariff-free, barrier-free, subsidy-free. that is the way you learned at the wharton school of finance. that would be the ultimate thing. i did suggest it. i guess they are going to go back to the drawing board and check it out. we cannot have an example where the united states is paying

270%. we cannot have it. when they send things to us, you don't have that. i will say it was not contentious. what was strong was the language that this could not go on, but the relationships are very good, whether it be with president macron or justin. justin did a great job. i think the relationships were outstanding. because the united states' leaders of the past did not do a good job on trade, and i am not blaming countries, i'm blaming our people that have represented our past, it has got to change. it is going to change. it's not a question of i hope it changes. it is going to change 100%. tariffs are going to come way down because people cannot continue to do that. we are like the piggy bank that everybody is robbing. that ends. in fact, larry kudlow is a great expert on this and a total free

trader. but even larry has seen the ravages of what they have done with their tariffs. would you like to say something, larry, quickly? might be interesting. >> one interesting point in terms of the g7 group meeting, i don't know if they were surprised with president trump's free trade proclamation. but they certainly listened to it and we had lengthy discussions about it. he said to reduce the barriers, go to zero tariffs, zero subsidies. and along the way, we will have to clean up the international trading system, about which there was virtual consensus on agreement of that. that will be a target. these are the best ways to promote economic growth. we will all be better and stronger. i myself was particularly gratified to hear my president

talk about free trade. thank you, sir. >> thank you, larry. and it is very unfair to our farmers. our farmers are essentially, whether through a barrier or through high tariffs that make it impossible, and this is all over the world. this is not just g7. we have india where some of the tariffs are 100%. 100%. and we charge nothing. you can't do that. so, we are talking to all countries. and it is going to stop, or we will stop trading with them. that is a very profitable answer if we have to do it. >> thank you, mr. president. another question on trade. you said you think the tariffs will come down. it does appear various countries are moving forward with retaliatory tariffs on the u.s. did you get any concessions or agreements with any of these countries not to move forward with those?

and are you willing to not move forward -- >> we have a tremendous trade imbalance. if they retaliate, they are making a mistake. when we try to bring our piece up a little bit so it is not so bad and they go up, the difference is they do so much more business with us than we do with them that we cannot lose that, you understand. we cannot lose it. as an example with one country, we have $375 billion in trade deficits. we cannot lose. you could make the case they lost years ago. when you're down $375 billion, you cannot lose. and we have to bring them up. there is very bad spirit when we have a big trade imbalance and we want to bring it up to just balance, and they keep raising it so you never catch. that is not a good thing to do. we have very strong measures that take care of that because

we do so much. the numbers are so astronomically against them in terms of anything as per your question. we win that war 1000 times out of 1000. yes, sir. >> [inaudible] >> two things can happen on nafta. we will either leave it the way it is as a threesome deal with canada, the united states, and mexico, and change it very stiff sensibly -- substantially. we are talking about big changes. we will make a deal directly with canada and directly with mexico. both of those things could happen. if a deal is not made, that would be a very bad thing for canada and a very bad thing for mexico.

for the united states, frankly, it would be a good thing, but i'm not looking to do that. i am not looking to play that game. we will either have nafta in a better-negotiated form or we will have two deals. >> does it have to have a sunset clause in it? >> it will have a sunset. you have two sunset provisions that have been heavily negotiated. you have two concepts of sunset. we are pretty close on the sunset division. ok? >> [inaudible] >> we have one that is five years. you know it very well. you have studied it very well. congratulations. you have one group that likes to have 5 years and renegotiation at the end of five years. you have another group that wants longer because of investments. we are pretty close. yes, sir. >> to come back to russia for a second, the something that got

them kicked out of the g8 was the invasion of crimea. do you think it should be recognized? >> you have to ask president obama. he was the one that let crimea get away. that was during his administration. he was the one that let russia spend a lot of money on crimea because they spent a lot of money rebuilding it. crimea was let go during the obama administration. obama can say all he wants, but he allowed russia to take crimea. i may have had a much different attitude. you would really have to ask that question to president obama. you know, why did he do that? that being said, it has been done a long time. >> you would allow russia back into the g8 with crimea still -- >> i would rather see russia in the g8 as opposed to the g7. i would say the g8 is a more meaningful group than the g7 absolutely. yes, ma'am. >> how persuasive did you find the europeans and canadians, when they made the case to you that you should not use national

security as a justification for tariffs? >> they virtually did not even make that case. my case is the fact it is national security. it is our balance sheets. it is our strength. it is absolutely national security. just take a look at our balance sheet. we will have a very strong balance sheet very soon because of what i am doing. we have the strongest economy we have ever had in the united states. the best unemployment number. black unemployment the lowest in history. hispanic unemployment, the lowest in history. i don't mean the lowest in the last 10 or 20 years. the lowest in the history of this country. black unemployment is doing the best it has ever done. hispanic doing the best. women, now up to 21 years. soon it will be the best ever in the country's history. we have to have deals that are

fair. to have a great military, you have to have a great balance sheet. click space at the they were angry with you and them, and you could have had -- friendlier talks. i wonder if you view the u.s. the same way, and if you view the u.s. alliance shifting under your presidency? president trump: who said that? reporter: cnn. president trump: that figures. fake news, cnn. the worst. i had no idea you were with cnn. i would say the level of relationship is a 10. we have a great relationship. angela merkel and emmanuel macron and justin, i would say that the relationship is a 10. i don't blame them.

as i said, i blame our past leaders for allowing this to happen. there was no reason that should happen. there was no reason we should have a deficits with virtually every country in the world. it is the fault of the people behind me. i'm not just speaking of president obama, this goes back a long way. we used to be a nation that was unbelievably cash flow oriented. we had no debt, and we built a highway system. we built the interstate system virtually out of cash flow. it was a lot different. now, we have a very good relationship, and i don't blame these people. but i will blame these people if they don't act smart and do what they have to do because they have no choice. i will be honest with you. they have no choice. they will either make the trades fair because our farmers have been hurt. you look at our farmers.

for 15 years, the graph has gone just like this, down. our farmers have been hurt. our workers have been hurt. our companies have moved to mexico and other countries, including canada. now, we are going to fix that situation. and if it is not fixed, then we will deal with that situation. if it is not fixed, we are not going to deal with these countries. the relationship i have had is great. you can tell that to your fake friends at cnn. the relationship i have had with the people, the leaders of these countries, on a scale of 0-10, i would rate it a 10. that does not mean i agree with what they are doing. and they know very well i don't. so, we are negotiating very hard tariffs and barriers. as an example, the european union is brutal to the united states. and they understand that. they know it. when i am telling them, they are

smiling at me, because they know that the gig is up. the gig is up. .the gig is up. there is nothing they can say. they can't believe they got away with it. canada cannot believe they got away with it. mexico. we have a $100 billion trade deficit with mexico, and that does not include all of the drugs pouring in because we have no wall, but we are. we have started building the wall, as you know. $1.6 billion, and we will keep that going. a lot of these countries actually smiling me when i am talking. the smile is, we couldn't believe that we got away with it. that's the smile. so it is going to change. they have no choice. if it is not going to change, we are not going to trade with them. how about a couple more? go ahead in the back. reporter: things, mr. president. i am with politico. going into the talks with kim jong-un, do you have a clear objective of what you want to get out of them? president trump: i have a clear objective, but i have to say, it is going to be something that

will always be spur of the moment you don't know -- this has not been done before at this level. this is a leader who is really an unknown personality, but don't know much about him. i think he is going to surprise on the upside, very much on the upside. we will see. never been done. never been tested. many people, world leaders -- i'm talking world leaders that have been right next to him, have never met him. we are going in with a very positive spirit. i think very well prepared. by the way, we have worked very well with their people. they have many people in shanghai. our people have been in singapore. our people have been working very well with the representatives of north korea. so we are going in with a very positive attitude, and a thing

that we will come out fine. but i have said it many times, who knows? who knows. it may not work out. there is a good chance it will not work out. there is probably an even better chance it will take time. it will be a process. reporter: is there a particular outcome that you would look for from this initial talk to judge if you think things are going well? president trump: i think the minimum would be relationship. that we start a dialogue at least. as a deal person, i have done very well with deals. what you want to do is start back. now, i would like to a congress more than that, but at a minimum, i do believe that at least we will have met each other. we will have seen each other. hopefully, we will have liked each other, and we will start the process. i would say that would be the minimum. and the maximum, i think you know the answer to that. but i think it will take a

little bit of time. ok, yeah? reporter: >> how long do you think it will take you to figure out whether he is serious about giving up the -- >> president trump: good question. how long will it take? i think within the first minute, i will know. just my touch, my feel, that is what i do. how long will it take to figure out if they are serious. i said, may be within the first minute. you know what they say, you know whether you like somebody in the first five seconds, you ever hear that one? well, i think very quickly i will know whether or not something good is going to happen. i also think i will know whether or not it will happen fast. it may not. i think i will know pretty quickly whether or not, in my opinion, something positive will happen. if i think it won't happen, i'm not going to waste my time. i don't want to waste his time. yes, ma'am. reporter: are you concerned at all the just by giving kim the meeting, that he is getting a win out of you? president trump: no, no, no. only the fake news says that. we just got 3 hostages back. we paid nothing. they came back, they are happily as const in their homes with their families.

they are the happiest people in the world right now. we have not done anything. everyone said, the haters, they say you are giving him a meeting. give me a break. ok? there's nothing -- i think if i did not do this, and it has never been done before. and obviously, what has been done before has not worked. this is something i cannot stress strong enough. and i'm not looking to criticize people that were preceding me, but on tariffs commission never happened. well, the same thing on north korea. we should not be in this position with tariffs where we

are hundreds of billions of dollars down to other countries that frankly were never negotiated with. they never got spoken to. i asked the top person in china, how did it get so bad? he looked at me and said, nobody ever talked to us. they were missing in action, our leaders. well, a very similar thing if you think about it with north korea. this should not be done now. this should've been done five years ago, 10 years ago, 25 years ago, it shouldn't be done now. >> [inaudible] president trump: i cannot comment on that. >> circa by you have a plane to catch. president trump: ok, one more question. reporter: [inaudible] president trump: we are going to raise the issue. every issue will be raised. reporter: we have attacked the u.s. press back home, but you've of also done it on foreign soil. i guess i would like to ask you why you do that. president trump: because the u.s. press is very dishonest. much of it, not all of it. i have some folks in your profession in the u.s. that are some of the most outstanding people i know.

but there are many people in the press that are unbelievably dishonest. they don't cover stories the way they are supposed to be. they don't even report them in many cases, a they are positive. i came up with a term, fake news. there is a lot of fake news. at the same time, i have greater respect for many of the people in the press. thank you all. i appreciate it. thank you. >> canadian prime minister justin trudeau helping us -- manyce to discuss questions had to do with trade, ofta, and the participation

president trump. this is 45 minutes. >> hello. >> i want to think the people who -- the hospitality of this region. thank you to all members of the community for those luckily, the team. government representatives, and all canadians who played a role. to the, thank you

indigenous communities to whom we are working closely with them this process. ons summit was focused addressing very real universal challenges and finding lasting solutions that will make a difference in the lives of people. i'm happy to announce that we released a joint communique by all seven countries. [applause] [speaking in french]

our conversations took place against the backdrop of the rapidly changing economy and growing middle-class anxieties and equality of opportunity. anxieties that have eroded trust in our institutions abilities to deliver. ahead of the summit canada laid out five broad themes to tackle the root cause of this central economic issue that we all share. we talked about investing in growth but works for everyone, and preparing people for the jobs of the future. we have reaffirmed our commitment to advance gender equality and work together on climate change, oceans, and clean energy. we spoke of the need to defend our democracies against foreign threats. build a more peaceful and secure world. we are committed to take concrete action to defend our democratic systems from foreign threats and take coordinated action to identify and hold to account those who would do us harm. there is of course, a diversity of opinions when it comes to charting the path forward. every leader comes to the table

with a different and at times, divergent course of action. but leaders arrived here ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work. that's exactly what we were able to do. i know you know we have some -- i know that you will know, we had some strong conversations on trade, and specifically, on american tariffs. i reiterated to president trump that these tariffs harm industry and workers on both sides of our border. i stand ready to work closely with the president to resolve this swiftly. but as i have consistently said, i will always protect canadian workers and canadian interests. we have also made good, genuine progress over a large range of issues over the course of the last few days. so there's a lot we could cover here, but then we just highlight a few key accomplishments. [in french]

>> makes gender equality one of the major priorities. they will go with this approach. in canada as throughout the world, growth in the economy, observed in the last decade, is contribute a bolt to those who -- contribute both to those who went out -- contributable those who went out in the market. income gaps and social achieveties to truly gender equality part of our objective, just as the economy and environment are. >> today, i'm thrilled to announce that canada along with

the european union, germany, japan, the united kingdom, and the world bank world nearly $4 billion to support quality education for women in -- and girls living in fragile states. this represents the single largest investment of its time -- kind. in the search for greater quality, education, making their own decision. the lives they want for themselves. women and girls have an equal chance to learn, grow. these communities benefit. this further speaks to our common resolve to make gender inequality a top priority. we also want from the announcement made by the development finance in two shins of all g-7 nations that they

would be investing considerable funds focused on developing countries for economic participation and empowerment. this provable we can accomplish. this speaks to our common resolve to eradicate plastics solution. this is an important step to inieving a lifecycle economy which all plastics would be recycled. not only fornews the environment, but for businesses who can stand to benefit for reducing the costs associated with this. will also invest $100 million to read oceans of the global plastic pollution. oceans, we agree to the g-7 solutions for blueprints and resilience of communities.

nationses, developing are particularly vulnerable to the impact of a chasing -- changing climate. g-7 nations, helping these countries mitigate the consequences of and joining the fight against climate change, which goes hand-in-hand with our oceans. invest $162 million to help build strong and resilient communities. --s will include efforts after extreme weather event. renewable energy infrastructure. future of the the economy at length. changing how we live and work. opportunities for working. one thing that cannot of this summit was to encourage a culture of lifelong learning. the next job is also a better job.

we also recognize that we need to adopt mandates of measuring economic growth. if you want to build economies that work for everyone, develop the right tool to address the flaws of our current approach. friend, it's coming to a close. on untildency will go the end of the year. few days, these have added to the communique intend tors -- we continue the momentum we have achieved over the last few days. a time which is defined by the uncertainty of which are world has to deal with. will take on this

importance. -- ever greater importance. they give us the opportunity to join forces and settle our disputes. the great challenges we have today, countries have great economic success and need to show a common front and promote the values that are at the very root of our success. i will leave the summit inspired by the discussions in which i have participated and convince us of the needs to work together to meet our common challenges. thank you for having been here. i'll be very happy to answer your questions. >> hi, prime minister. i am wondering if you can answer this in english and in french. we are told by credible sources such as chancellor merkel that you have reached compromise language on tariffs and trade. i am wondering if you could square that with the comments that president trump made when leaving, that the united states has been taken advantage of for

decades. and two, warning that if you retaliate against the steel tariffs, that you will be making a mistake. how meaningful is this consensus if the president is making these kinds of threats on his way out of town? >> the president will continue to say what he says. at various occasions. what we did this weekend was come together, roll up our sleeves and figure out consensus language on a broad range of issues that we could all agree to. whether it is making an economy that works for everyone, ensuring the inclusion of women and girls, being bold on protecting our environment, or moving forward in a meaningful way to prepare for the jobs of the future. these are the kinds of things that are common challenges across our countries and around

the world, where anxiety about economic prospects of individuals and particularly of their kids, needs to unpredictability and sometimes, political uncertainty. we have come together to layout where we agree, to highlight the need to continue to work together and serve the citizens that elected us. i'm very pleased we came together on an ambitious joint communique. [in french] obviously, the president will continue to say what he said. what was achieved this weekend together was to gather together around an ambitious communique,

setting up the shared challenges we have to continue to support our citizens and to combat the anxiety and uncertainty that often goes hand in hand with fear about their age. the future of their children. we have been looking at jobs in the future and concern about global security, economic growth that works everyone, the women, environment. all these discussions highlight the value of working together, of aligning yourself with each other and continuing to support a system which has constituted as a major success for many people. seeking to bring more people into economic success. reporter: prime minister, following on the two specific

threats from president today, saying that he would not collaborate with countries that will not do what america wants to do, and that if you retaliate on the tariffs, you are making a mistake. does it change your plan to go ahead with a retaliatory tariffs? prime minister trudeau: i highlighted directly to the presidents that canadians did not take it lightly. but the nine states has moved forward with significant tariffs on our steel and aluminum industry. particularly they did not take lightly, the fact that it is based on a national security reason, that for canadians, who either themselves or their parents, or community members stood shoulder to shoulder with american soldiers in far-off lands and conflicts from the first world war onwards. that is kind of insulting. highlighted that it was not helping in our renegotiation of nafta, and that it would be with regret, but it would also be with absolute certainty and firmness that we move forward with retaliatory measures on july 1, applying equivalent tariffs to the ones that the americans have unjustly apply to us.

i have made it very clear to the president, that it is not something we relish doing, but it is something that we absolutely will do. because canadians are polite or reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around. [in french] i've pointed out to the president the extent to which canadians, this is an offense, it is an imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum. as americans and canadians have often stood shoulder to shoulder to offset the value we both appreciate. as pointed out, with regret, we would take that decision.

if the president continues to impose unfair barriers and tariffs, then we would respond firmly without any hesitation as of the first of july to impose equivalent tariffs. we are polite and courteous. but we shall not be pushed around by others. we are canadians. where you saying we managed to survive, donald trump, i can't? >> [reporter asking question in

french] prime minister trudeau: [in french] that was the approach some people took in the run-up to the summit. he has unanimously supported communique, strong commitments, which require specific actions if we are going to take, not just canadians ended g-7 citizens, but citizens around the world. in addition, we are talking about 4 billion dollars made available for crisis situations. i pointed out that society in canada was insisting that we come up with a reasonable figure. we went up to 3.8, in fact. we are continuing to work with the developed economies of the world. we have to see what we can do in practical terms to protect oceans, to protect girls and women, to move forward economic growth that benefits all. it was indeed a success.

[in english] i think it was notable there was a tremendous state of speculation by a broad range of people that this summit was going to be replete with conflicts and not lead to much. but on the contrary, not only on the contrary, not only did we come out with a consensus all seven,pported by not only did we move forward on significant commitments on a , wed range of issues actually delivered almost $4

billion for women and girls in crisis and conflict affected areas. frankly, thete number one recommendation that the gender advisory council to , butogether put forward also civil society in the past few days has been calling upon me directly to deliver $1.3 billion for girls and women in crisis affected areas, but we did better than that, we did 3.8 million. -- billion. action, theres are millions of girls and communities around the world's , because to do better this is what a g7 is supposed to be about, pulling together and doing things that matter for our citizens and the world.