Donald Trump said "not necessarily the best negotiating strategy" about shaking Canadian PM's hand

According to U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered to roughly double his country’s oil shipments to the United States during an October 2025 White House meeting, as part of a bid to persuade President Donald Trump to reduce tariffs on Canadian goods. Hoekstra said Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright were enthusiastic about the proposal, but Trump instructed them to hold back, reportedly telling them that lunging across the table to shake Carney’s hand was “not necessarily the best negotiating strategy” and that the U.S. had other options. No agreement was reached; Trump later ended talks over an Ontario government advertisement he considered anti-tariff. The episode underscores ongoing tensions in trade and energy relations between the two countries.