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We’re not interested in some sort of reduction of the tariffs,
You’re asking me for what the president’s justification is for these tariffs. It’s not up to you. You’re not the president,
Canadians are reasonable, and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight. Not when our country and the wellbeing of everyone in it is at stake,
He was unable to tell me when the Canadian Election is taking place, which made me curious,
The call ended in a ‘somewhat’ friendly manner,
Trump said, without offering specifics This is not meeting somebody sort of halfway or reducing the tariffs,
The short-term effect of any tariff clearly is inflation,
Charles van der Steene, the North America president for shipping giant Maersk, told CNBC I think he's going to work something out with them,
Lutnick told Fox Business, ... adding the Tariffs are not just about protecting American jobs. They're about protecting the soul of our country,
Somewhere in the middle will likely be the outcome, the president moving with the Canadians and Mexicans, but not all the way,
I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped. He said that it’s gotten better, but I said, “That’s not good enough.” The call ended in a “somewhat” friendly manner!”
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said There's no way you can win a trade war. Everybody suffers, because everybody's just going to wind up paying higher prices and sacrificing quality,
I just bought my first house,
Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!"
But Trump pushed even further in a post on Truth Social, saying Prices could go up pretty soon
Prof Rogers warned, though he was reluctant to say by exactly how much or how quickly We can't replace an economy that is responsible for 80% of our trade overnight and it's going to hurt,
We are in pretty uncharted territory,
That is never going to happen. We will never be the 51st state,
he told reporters on Tuesday This is kind of sticking your finger in the eye of your neighbor,
It’s not in my habit to agree with The Wall Street Journal, but Donald, they point out that even though you’re a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do,