![Trump admin official says that the US is 'very, very close' to signing a trade deal without Canada](https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=18807306&width=980&quality=85)
Kevin Hassett, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, speaks during a briefing on Sept. 10 at the White House in Washington, D.C. Hassett said on Friday that the U.S. was "very, very close" to signing a trade deal with Mexico but not Canada. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)