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President Trump met face-to-face Friday with the prime minister of Canada and president of Mexico, although it wasn't the typical setting for a meeting of world leaders. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
The U.S. learns two of its opponents and possibilities for the third in group-stage play, which will include two games at SoFi Stadium.
U.S. President Donald Trump met with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to discuss trade issues on Friday after the leaders hosted the 2026 World Cup draw at Washington's storied Kennedy Center.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are due to talk with Trump on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup draw.
President Sheinbaum joined Trump and Carney on the Kennedy Center stage in Washington for the FIFA World Cup draw.
US President Donald Trump met on Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, with the talks partly focused on the future of a North American free trade deal.
Trump, speaking to reporters ahead of the FIFA World Cup draw in Washington, said he was "getting along very well with both leaders. He was later seen speaking with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the event, video of the FIFA gathering showed.
Canada and Mexico should not be used as export hubs for China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other countries, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Thursday, saying that this was already happening in some cases in Mexico.
President Trump met with both Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as well as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, while on the sidelines of the 2025 FIFA World Cup draw.
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., U.S. - December 5, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Pool via REUTERS/Jia Haocheng
A crucial hearing in Washington into the future of Canada’s three-way trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico kicked off Wednesday with U.S. agriculture, business and policy groups urging the Trump administration not to scrap the agreement.