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- ABC News
- July 2, 2018
Trump vs. Trudeau: Tough words and trade tariffs
A detailed timeline of the back and forth between Trump and Trudeau.
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JUNE 1: Trump defended his decision to issue tariffs on metal goods from Canada, claiming that the country has been \"unfair\" to American farmers and “highly restrictive on trade!”
Canada has treated our Agricultural business and Farmers very poorly for a very long period of time. Highly restrictive on Trade! They must open their markets and take down their trade barriers! They report a really high surplus on trade with us. Do Timber & Lumber in U.S.?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 1, 2018
JUNE 4: Trump threw Canada under the bus, again, this time with China and Mexico, in a series of pointed tweets. He wrote that Canada’s trade restrictions are “not acceptable\" and he made it clear that he intended to change foreign trade policy so that it would benefit the United States.
China already charges a tax of 16% on soybeans. Canada has all sorts of trade barriers on our Agricultural products. Not acceptable!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
Farmers have not been doing well for 15 years. Mexico, Canada, China and others have treated them unfairly. By the time I finish trade talks, that will change. Big trade barriers against U.S. farmers, and other businesses, will finally be broken. Massive trade deficits no longer!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
JUNE 7: The night before the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Canada, Trump resorted to name-calling. He accused Trudeau of “being so indignant” for discussing U.S.-Canadian relations without acknowledging his country’s taxes on American dairy products.
Prime Minister Trudeau is being so indignant, bringing up the relationship that the U.S. and Canada had over the many years and all sorts of other things...but he doesn’t bring up the fact that they charge us up to 300% on dairy — hurting our Farmers, killing our Agriculture!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2018
JUNE 8: On the first day of the summit, Trump and Trudeau joke about their relationship in front of the press before a private meeting. Legitimate concerns seem to hide under the guise of laughter.
“Justin has agreed to cut all tariffs, all trade barriers between Canada and the United States,” Trump said.
Trudeau responded: “So I’d say NAFTA is in good shape.”
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JUNE 9: Trump departed the G7 summit early and headed to Singapore for his historic meeting with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. Trump, however, didn't leave Canada quietly. He refused to endorse the joint Charlevoix communique and stirred up more drama with Trudeau, calling him “meek and mild.”
PM Justin Trudeau of Canada acted so meek and mild during our @G7 meetings only to give a news conference after I left saying that, “US Tariffs were kind of insulting” and he “will not be pushed around.” Very dishonest & weak. Our Tariffs are in response to his of 270% on dairy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2018
The president’s harsh words came after Trudeau's earlier press conference in which he called the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs “kind of insulting.” Trudeau also insisted that Canada “will not be pushed around.”
JUNE 10: White House officials defend Trump publicly. In an interview with CNN, Larry Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council, said that Trudeau “stabbed us in the back.” Trump’s trade advisor, Peter Navarro, also noted that there was a “special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy” with Trump during a Fox News appearance. Navarro later apologized for his language.
JUNE 26: The Trudeau-Trump feud is quiet for a few days. The American leader, however, made sure to remind his constituents that certain “other countries\" should \"play fair or they will pay tariffs!”
....We are getting other countries to reduce and eliminate tariffs and trade barriers that have been unfairly used for years against our farmers, workers and companies. We are opening up closed markets and expanding our footprint. They must play fair or they will pay tariffs!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018
JUNE 29: Trump and Trudeau spoke directly for the first time since Trump tweeted that his Canadian counterpart was “weak” and “dishonest” after departing the G7 summit. While the two leaders agreed to stay in touch, Trudeau held true to his promise to retaliate against the U.S.’s tariffs on Canada. The prime minister’s office announced “reciprocal countermeasures to the steel and aluminum tariffs that the United States imposed.”
JULY 1: Trudeau’s warnings materialized. Tariffs were placed on $12.6 billion of American goods. Some U.S. products, like steel and iron, face 25 percent tariffs, while other U.S. goods, such as ketchup and lawn mowers, face a 10 percent tariff. These rates match the penalties that the U.S. imposed on Canada for steel and aluminum, respectively.
In an interview aired on Fox News Channel, Trump said that he will delay revising the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada until after the midterm elections.
“I'm not happy with it,\" he said. \"I want to make it more fair... I want to wait until after the election.\"
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