Trump says 3rd term isn't a joke, despite term limit

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney informed President Donald Trump on Friday that his government will impose retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. on April 2, when the Trump administration is set to implement a fresh round of sweeping levies.

Trump had said on Thursday that he'd fire back with large-scale tariffs "far larger than currently planned" if Canada teamed up with the European Union to push back against his tariffs.

Asked on Friday by ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott if he would follow through on that promise, Trump said: "Absolutely."

Trump went on to call his conversation with Carney earlier Friday "very, very good" and said, despite current tensions due to his administration trade war, the U.S. is "going to end up with a very good relationship with Canada and most countries."

President Donald Trump was asked about his decision to pull Rep. Elise Stefanik from her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and reiterated that he did not want to take any chances with the Republicans' slim lead in the House.

He thanked Stefanik for her service and interest in the position but added that she was "doing me a big favor."

President Donald Trump has called on the House to take up the Washington, D.C., funding fix in a Truth Social post and "get it done IMMEDIATELY."

"We need to clean up our once beautiful Capital City, and make it beautiful again. We will be TOUGH ON CRIME, like never before," Trump said in the post.

Earlier this month, the Senate passed a bill that restored nearly $1 billion in budget cuts that threatened D.C. that were part of the government funding bill at the time. That bill now is up to the House to be passed.

Trump added that if it doesn't happen, the president will "have no choice but to do it" himself.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

The Canadian prime minister's office has released a statement following the phone call between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling it a "very constructive conversation about the relationship between our two countries."

"The leaders agreed to begin comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship immediately following the election," the statement read. Trump also said he planned to meet with the prime minister after Canada's elections next month.

In the meantime, the prime minister's office said talks between their officials and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will "intensify to address immediate concerns."

Carney also informed Trump "his government will implement retaliatory tariffs to protect Canadian workers and our economy, following the announcement of additional U.S. trade actions on April 2."