Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Justin Trudeau Is a ‘Numbskull’
by Alana Mastrangelo Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “numbskull” on Thursday, in response to Trudeau declaring Canada will continue a “trade war” with United States. “If you want to be a numbskull like Justin Trudeau and say ‘Oh we’re going to do this’, [respond to U.S. tariffs by raising their own tariffs], then tariffs are going to go up,” Bessent said Thursday before the Economic Club of New York. “But if you want to sit back, have a discussion with the Commerce Department, USTR, I am happy to have a discussion with our...
by Alana Mastrangelo Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “numbskull” on Thursday, in response to Trudeau declaring Canada will continue a “trade war” with United States. “If you want to be a numbskull...
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