Insulting Tariffs
At his closing G-7 press conference on Saturday, Trudeau calledU.S. steel and aluminum tariffs “insulting” andpledged to proceed with previously announced retaliatory tariffs.Canadians are “polite, we're reasonable, but we also will not bepushed around,” Trudeau said.G-7 leaders jumped to the defense ofTrudeau and reiterated their support for their joint statement.European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted: “There is a specialplace in heaven" for Trudeau.Trudeau has declined to directlyrespond to Trump's criticism of him.“I think we have to stay cool.I think we have to continue to defend Canadian interests,” CanadianNatural Resources Minister Jim Carr told reporters Tuesday inOttawa.Trump said on Tuesday in Singapore, after he met NorthKorean leader Kim Jong Un, that Trudeau has “learned” from theexperience.“He learned,” Trump said. “That's going to cost a lot ofmoney for the people of Canada.”Speaking at the same forum asNavarro on Tuesday, White House Council of Economic AdvisersChairman Kevin Hassett said the U.S. and Canada need to “take adeep breath.”“There's been a lot of emotional action on all sides.And I think what people need to do at this moment is take a stepback,” Hassett said. “Politicians can get into disagreements andthey can have heated disputes, but you have to think about wheredoes this go, how bad could it get, and the disputes are over areally, really small share of GDP.”
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