CNN political commentator S.E.

Cupp and Black Press USAs White House correspondent April Ryan took part in a discussion on national policy and Australia's ambassador to the U.S., Kevin Rudd, spoke about foreign relations with Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah.

Plus, Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, sat down for a conversation on the main stage.

But let's talk a little bit about trade and tariffs.

And I know you were explaining about the outright banning of alcohol and there are some other limitations.

You said there would be speed bumps, but you thought we could get past this.

Is that a short term or long term.

I think the the president and from what I'm hearing from my Canadian sources are that the president and the prime minister would like to get to a resolution sooner rather than later.

I mean, when you take a look at all the the Michigan jobs that are at stake, American jobs, Canadian jobs, you know, this is a this is not an environment that would be conducive.

Say, you know what we can announce at the next, you know, Detroit regional conference in a year.

We can announce the results.

It's got to happen quicker, that there's too much at stake.

Again, the president is focused on economic growth and prosperity for the American people, which means engagement with Canada as our number two trading partner and the interrelationships we have on the auto industry and the interrelationships that we have on energy.

We can become the global powerhouse, not a North American, but the global powerhouse to compete with China on autos that can compete with the Middle East on energy, you need energy for AI.

If you want to be competitive on AI, you need energy.

So you got the whole cabinet working in tandem in making deals and agreements to get America more secure and more prosperous.