Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud again. "I find Canada to be the worst country to deal with," he said. "The most difficult." David Menzies and Tamara Lich reacted on Monday's Rebel Roundup — and neither was surprised.

Both hosts said they believe Carney deliberately walked away from a nearly completed trade deal in the days before byelections in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, manufacturing a crisis he could then exploit for Liberal political gain.

"Show us the details of that deal that was scuttled," Menzies said. "We still don't know what was in it."

Lich agreed. "I don't believe the government of Canada is negotiating in good faith," she said. "He threw it at the last minute. And instead of recalling Parliament for something that's going to affect hundreds of thousands of Canadians, he's flying off to the EU to talk to their parliament instead."

Carney also attended the Toronto International Film Festival — and used the occasion to announce what he called a "unique alliance" between Canada and the European Union, something no Canadian voted on and no MP debated.

Menzies noted the irony that Britain spent years fighting to leave the EU, while Carney is floating closer ties without so much as a House of Commons discussion. Lich was blunt: "He is not here to help Canadians. He doesn't even care to ask what they think."

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The hosts also raised the alcohol ban standoff. Most provinces have pulled US alcohol from their shelves as a retaliatory measure, with Alberta and Saskatchewan the notable exceptions. Trump is now reportedly considering a ban on Canadian alcohol exports to the US in response. 

Menzies pointed to Crown Royal as the stakes made concrete — the Manitoba distillery sells more whisky in the state of Texas alone than in all of Canada. A retaliatory ban would be devastating for Canadian distillers, winemakers, and brewers nationwide.

"Why can't the premiers say, as a goodwill gesture and a smart business move, 'We are rescinding the ban'?" Menzies asked. "You and I and our viewers are adults. We can make our own decisions about what we buy."

Lich called the behaviour of Ford, Eby, and Wab Kinew embarrassing.

"It is embarrassing to see the Premier of Ontario telling the President of the United States to kiss his ass," she said. "We need adults back at the table — people negotiating in good faith for the betterment of Canadians, which is their job. Not grandstanding."

The segment closed on a note of pointed irony. Carney arrived at his climate-themed investment summit in Toronto in a convoy of nine vehicles — Chevy Suburbans, burning fossil fuels, engines idling. A protester flagged the carbon footprint. No answer was given. "Rules for thee, but not for me," Lich said. "That seems to be the playbook."

Rebel Roundup airs Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 11 a.m. MT / 1 p.m. ET.