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Keir acts like an HR manager, not a leader.
A new book quotes him saying of his boss
Give us a protective tariff and we will have the greatest nation on earth,
declared Abraham Lincoln
You see the power of the tariff. No one can compete with us because we have by far the biggest piggy bank,
he bragged last weekWe’ll be doing something very substantial with the European Union.” ... The EU “treated us so terribly.”
Tentative European
I use no porter or cheese in my family, but such as is made in America,
George Washington boasted, addingWe were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That’s when we were a tariff country,
he said last weekRemember, we financed the entire government on external revenues up until 1913. Now, everything’s put on the Internal Revenue Service to get it from taxpayers and from corporations. That’s going to change. It’s going to change dramatically.”
He then addedAt the direction of Agency leadership, the USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C. will be closed to Agency personnel on Monday, February 3, 2025. Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely tomorrow, with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership,
said the email, which CNN has obtained a copy of
We don’t need anything they have. We have unlimited Energy, should make our own Cars, and have more Lumber than we can ever use.”
Trump in a message posted on Truth Social Sunday saidOur senior leaders have all been fired.”
When asked if leaders in their department appeared to have any more information on the future of the agency’s work, the source saidIn the discussions that I have had with President Trump, that is what we have centered on, a strong trading relationship. So it is very early days."
Starmer said on Sunday, according to The Associated Press
Tariffs are the last thing the UK needs, given our fragile economic position and dismal levels of business confidence.”
Roger Barker, head of policy at the Institute of Directors, said
It’s clear that the UK is in a tricky position as it steers between the world’s three great economic powers – the US, the EU and China. Move closer to Brussels or Beijing, and the UK could incur Washington’s wrath. But follow America’s line, and the UK may find itself unable to do deals with Europe or China.”
He addedThe actions taken by the White House split us apart instead of bringing us together,
he added, encouraging Canadian citizens to "choose Canadian products and services rather than American ones".We have a fair and balanced trading relationship which benefits both sides of the Atlantic,
On Monday, a British government spokesperson said ... in comments reported by Reuters
Across-the-board tariff measures raise business costs, harm workers and consumers. Tariffs create unnecessary economic disruption and drive inflation. They are hurtful to all sides,
a Commission spokesperson said in a statementBy raising military spending and ramping up liquid natural gas imports from the U.S., the EU will be able to avoid an escalating trade-war spiral with the U.S. If so, the trade tensions will restrain but not prevent a gradual firming of European growth from spring onwards after hardly any growth during the winter,
Schmieding said in emailed comments MondayThe .U.K. is out of line. But I'm sure that one, I think, that one can be worked out,
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Now is the time to chose products made right here in Canada, ... Check the labels. Let’s do our part. Wherever we can, choose Canada.”
Trudeau posted Sunday on X
We’re certainly not looking to escalate, but we will stand up for Canada,
Trudeau said late Saturday