David MacNaughton, former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, told Newsmax on Thursday he’s “mystified” by President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and the ensuing trade war between the two nations.
Canada on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade duties on U.S. goods worth about $21 billion following Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on global steel and aluminum imports and repeated threats to raise tariffs on Canadian products.
MacNaughton, in an interview with “Wake Up America,” questioned the reasoning behind Trump’s actions toward Canada and said, “Trade between Canada and the United States has been more or less balanced.”
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