Robert Zoellick
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Sep 16, 2026
Derek H. BurneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So far, we've seen little evidence that President Trump believes in either principle.
Derek H. BurneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As Robert Zoellick, a senior US official involved in both the FTA and NAFTA, wrote recently in the Financial Times, Trump's predecessors in the White House understood that a united North American bloc made the US more secure and prosperous.
Derek H. BurneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Of course, friends have disagreements which they debate to work out, but great countries treat partners with respect.
Derek H. BurneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If only.
John ManleyGUEST
Uh, but, but I think from the get-go, we were seen as not part of the problem, but part of the solution.
Janice SteinGUEST
You know, just to pick up on one thread of this, 'cause John mentioned that Bob Zoellick, um, who was the it- the trade represent- uh, the senior trade representative for George Bush at that time, was part of this.
Janice SteinGUEST
Well, three days ago, the same Bob Zoellick wrote a very strong piece in the Financial Times coming to Canada's defense and excoriating the Trump administration for the way it has treated Canada.
Janice SteinGUEST
So those seeds [laughs] that got, uh, got planted that week, uh, we're 25 years later, and Bob is still, uh, em- you know, empathic to Canada, understands the dilemma as... and will speak out.
Janice SteinGUEST
He's one of the few people that has spoken out on behalf of Canada.
Alex CameronGUEST
My mom had to take me to the doctor and the doctor was like, what's going on? And my mom said, all he wants to eat is pasta and ice cream, and he won't eat anything else.
Alex CameronGUEST
And the doctor was like Dr. Zoellick.
Alex CameronGUEST
He was like, well, I guess you've got to feed him pasta and ice cream then, because he's got to eat something.
Alex CameronGUEST
But then I would go to school, and I wouldn't eat my lunch.
Nick SchifrinHOST
And here with me in the studio, Christopher Sands is the director of the Center For US-Canada Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
Nick SchifrinHOST
And Robert Zoellick is a former President of the World Bank and a former US Trade Representative during the George W. Bush administration.
Nick SchifrinHOST
He also helped negotiate NAFTA in the Clinton administration.
Nick SchifrinHOST
Thanks very much all of you.
Nick SchifrinHOST
And here with me in the studio, Christopher Sands is the director of the Centre for US-Canada Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
Nick SchifrinHOST
And Robert Zoellick is a former president of the World Bank and a former U.S. trade representative during the George W. Bush administration.
Nick SchifrinHOST
He also helped negotiate NAFTA in the Clinton administration.
Nick SchifrinHOST
Thanks very much, all of you.
Patrick CroninPANELIST
Canada is such a significant player.
Patrick CroninPANELIST
And I subscribe to Robert Zoellick and his article that he wrote in Financial Times this week saying that a great power like the United States should never insult its partners.
Patrick CroninPANELIST
Always treat them with respect.
Patrick CroninPANELIST
Even when you disagree, just negotiate harder on where we want our interests to lie.
Nick SchifrinHOST
And here with me in the studio, Christopher Sands is the director of the Center for U.S.-Canada Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
Nick SchifrinHOST
And Robert Zoellick is a former president of the World Bank and former U.S. trade representative during the George W. Bush administration.
Nick SchifrinHOST
He also helped negotiate NAFTA in the Clinton administration.
Nick SchifrinHOST
Thanks very much, all of you.
Dawn ShacklefordPANELIST
So that should lower the temperature a bit that maybe this really truly was just a misunderstanding.
Dawn ShacklefordPANELIST
You've had Bob Zoellick come out with a piece, you know, criticizing the actions of the administration for issues that, you know, they have really just they've overplayed their hand with Canada, that this does not feed into where the U.S. public opinion is on Canada.
Dawn ShacklefordPANELIST
I've seen some pieces noting that, you know, maybe this is an opportunity to look at the bigger trade issues here, that if it's not really about just these tariffs between the US and Canada, because it's not a huge amount of money, isn't this really more about how you could further USMCA's ability to help with the China issue that both Canada and Mexico and the United States are facing? And I think, I know we'll talk hopefully a bit about the G20 outcome a bit as well.
Dawn ShacklefordPANELIST
But obviously, Canada and Mexico were with the United States in the G20, and China was not.
Joe MurrayHOST
I mean, can you give me like a baseball analogy?
JohnAUDIENCE
No, because I'm more of a football guy, but I heard it earlier today, I think on the Zoellick and Bertrand,
Joe MurrayHOST
Zoellick and Beetle.
Joe MurrayHOST
You like Zoellick and Beetle? When they said
JohnAUDIENCE
they didn't go back to Bledsoe.
JohnAUDIENCE
They left Brady in.