USTR's Greer huddles with House Republicans amid Trump trade spats

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (C) arrives at the U.S. Capitol building on Sept. 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesU.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer huddled with House Republicans on Wednesday as lawmakers reel from President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada and plans to import beef. "It was a good discussion, a lively discussion," Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said after exiting the meeting, saying lawmakers were "expressing their concerns about the tariffs, about Canada.""It's not good, but I think they'll come to a conclusion on it. I think it'll be a meaningful result on this, and it may take some time; everybody's aware about the midterms, everybody knows about the timeline," he said, asked about potential escalation in the trade war with Canada. Read more CNBC politics and policy coverageGreer's visit to Capitol Hill comes as Trump's whipsawing tariff agenda creates new vulnerabilities for Republicans on the campaign trail. An escalating tit-for-tat tariff battle with Canada could harm businesses and consumers in northern border states. Meanwhile, Trump's plan to lower tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported beef caused an uproar a...