Trump finally getting tough with......Canada? (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

This seems smart.

Canada going to retaliate against US tariffs against them

Let's start a trade war with our biggest ally.



“These tariffs will hurt American consumers and they will hurt American workers,” said the deputy prime minister. “Any American who buys a can of beer, a soda, a car or a bike will suffer.”

She also rebuffed the Americans’ use of a national security proviso in the country’s Trade Expansion Act to trigger the tariff.

“Canadian aluminum in no way presents a threat to US national security.” she said, adding that key US industries including defence rely on Canadian aluminum. She also said it makes the North American aluminum industry more competitive globally.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

This seems smart.

Canada going to retaliate against US tariffs against them

Let's start a trade war with our biggest ally.



“These tariffs will hurt American consumers and they will hurt American workers,” said the deputy prime minister. “Any American who buys a can of beer, a soda, a car or a bike will suffer.”

She also rebuffed the Americans’ use of a national security proviso in the country’s Trade Expansion Act to trigger the tariff.

“Canadian aluminum in no way presents a threat to US national security.” she said, adding that key US industries including defence rely on Canadian aluminum. She also said it makes the North American aluminum industry more competitive globally.

Canada playing dirty in their response.  I like it.  I wonder if this was the reason Trump lifted the original tariffs the first time.  If a country hits back by only targeting your electoral base, it makes it difficult to win a trade war.

At that time, Canada retaliated with C$16bn in tariffs on American products, targeting items manufactured in key Republican-held electoral districts including ketchup, bourbon and lawnmowers.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

I expect Kentucky to be hit hard with retaliatory tariffs

 

[lazyike]

Just like with China,  Trump is learning that trade wars are not easy to win. I take that back, President Trump refuses to learn anything.