What did Donald Trump say about Canada and Iran?

Donald Trump told reporters in Dublin that Canada and Iran both want to make a deal. He stated, “Canada wants to make a deal very badly, just like Iran wants to make a deal very badly.”

What was the context of Trump's comments on Canada?

Trump was asked about the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc stated that no formal trade talks were scheduled, but conversations continue.

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Trump says Canada and Iran want a deal

US President spoke to reporters in Dublin before visiting his golf course.

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Published 12 Sept 2026, 19:45Updated 16 Sept 2026, 22:45

What this story says

Donald Trump stated that Canada and Iran both want to make a deal.
The remarks were made to reporters in Dublin, Ireland, before Trump visited his golf course.
Trump was asked about the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said no formal trade talks were scheduled, but conversations continue.

Who covered it

Left 29%(9)Centre 12%(12)Right 59%(22)

Percentages are shares of the 43 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 73 of the 116 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured 15 Sept 2026, 04:00.

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

116 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 9 of the 43 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Canada and Iran have something in common: they both want to make a deal. Trump made these remarks to reporters in Dublin, Ireland, on 12 September 2026, before visiting his golf course in western Ireland. He was asked about the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade.

Trump stated, “Canada wants to make a deal very badly, just like Iran wants to make a deal very badly.” He added, “I just don’t think they’re ready. But Canada wants to make a deal …. I hope Canada appreciates being in the same sentence with Iran.” The war between the U.S. and Iran began in February with airstrikes on Iran. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc stated that no formal trade talks were scheduled, but conversations continue. The most recent formal negotiations between Canada and the United States concluded on 21 August 2026.

Disagreement on trade talks

Donald Trump stated that Canada wants to make a deal, while Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said no formal trade talks were scheduled, though conversations continue. The City News report also noted that the most recent formal negotiations between Canada and the United States ended on 21 August 2026.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention the war between the U.S. and Iran, which started in February with airstrikes on Iran. None of the right-rated digests mention the war between the U.S. and Iran, which started in February with airstrikes on Iran.

Tags:#DonaldTrump #CanadaTrade #Iran #USPolitics #InternationalRelations

Coverage settled. We checked this 21 times and stopped on 17 Sept 2026, 22:45. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

9 rated outlets

The Hindustan Times reported that Donald Trump demanded countries that did not help the US over the Strait of Hormuz conflict should reimburse Washington. The outlet stated that oil continues to flow through the waterway and quoted Trump saying nations should reimburse the US when the "SCAM Conflagration is all over". It also reported an Iranian commercial vessel was struck off Qeshm Island.
In.gr reported that Iran's IRGC claimed a tanker hit a mine, closing the Strait of Hormuz. The outlet contrasted this with CENTCOM, which stated Iran hit the tanker with a missile. In.gr also reported Trump's statement about countries reimbursing the US.
Several outlets, including Rocky Mountain Outlook and Orillia Matters, reported that Donald Trump told reporters Canada and Iran both want a deal. These reports were digests and did not contain further details from the outlets themselves.

Centre

12 rated outlets

City News and CTV News reported that Donald Trump said Canada and Iran both want a deal. City News also reported that Trump hoped Canada appreciated being mentioned with Iran. Trump made these remarks in Dublin before visiting his golf course.
City News reported that Trump was asked about withdrawing from the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. It also stated that Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said no formal trade talks were scheduled, but conversations continue. Iran continues to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to City News.
Portfolio reported that Trump announced the US was open to negotiations with Iran. The outlet also noted that Trump had previously stated Iran wanted a deal, but Tehran's leaders signalled a willingness to persist. Trump's remarks were made in Ireland on Saturday.

Right

22 rated outlets

The two right-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's statement that Canada wants to make a deal. One report mentioned that Trump also expressed a wish for Ireland to be unified. Both reports noted that Trump met with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin and President Catherine Connolly.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says Canada and Iran want a deal?: Of the 43 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 59% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 116. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump says Canada and Iran want a deal left or right?: Neither side dominates it. Of the 43 rated outlets on this story, 29% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 59% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump says Canada and Iran want a deal biased?: Trump says Canada and Iran want a deal is one event reported by 116 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump says Canada and Iran want a deal?: When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump says Canada and Iran want a deal?: 116 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump say about Canada and Iran?: Donald Trump told reporters in Dublin that Canada and Iran both want to make a deal. He stated, “Canada wants to make a deal very badly, just like Iran wants to make a deal very badly.”
When and where did Donald Trump make these remarks?: Donald Trump made these remarks to reporters in Dublin, Ireland, on 12 September 2026, before visiting his golf course in western Ireland.
What was the context of Trump's comments on Canada?: Trump was asked about the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc stated that no formal trade talks were scheduled, but conversations continue.

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270 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

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Evidence index

116 sources

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Evidence

Trust score

Central claim attributed to named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing for details about Iran conflict.

Higher is stronger

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Reporting

Craft score

Reporting is clear and holds together, but lacks quotes from affected parties and context on why it matters.

Higher is stronger

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Hype

Hype score

Headline promises a trade deal soon, but article focuses on Trump's comparison of Canada and Iran.

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Factual reliability

Very high factuality5
High factuality24
Mixed factuality10
Low factuality1
Very low factuality2
Factuality unrated74

A rating of each newsroom in general, published by a named third party. Our own Trust score, above, assesses this story’s reporting instead.

Ownership

Media conglomerate12
Independent10
Billionaire5
Corporation5
Government2
Other2

Earliest report on our list: 88.9 Noticias, 11 Sept 2026, 00:48.

Most reports came from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada (6).

What this story says

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Disagreement on trade talks

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