If we have any allies left after all of his terrible behavior…..
Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and Europe.
Story, to be updated: Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, damaging Canadian companies and the broader relationship: https://t.co/wMzD7rIdat
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 31, 2018
Reminder: not even the *US aluminum industry* wants tariffs on aluminum from Canada, Mexico, the EU and other "market economies" https://t.co/zCxv16rDt7
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) May 31, 2018
The EU has a very detailed list (https://t.co/pKqKabOh1J) of US products it plans to retaliate against, including steel, bourbon, rice, beans, jeans, motor boats, makeup, and orange juice. Canada has not specified plans yet; government has said it's contemplating several options.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 31, 2018
Trump explicitly argues that allies have treated the U.S. worse on trade than its enemies have. https://t.co/cW9sLdGHwg
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 31, 2018
Told that Canada's government says that it's absurd that Canada poses a national security threat – national security being the official rationale here – Commerce Sec Wilbur Ross says, "Governments will say what they say.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 31, 2018
Mexico answers US tariffs with its own on US pork bellies, grapes, apples and flat steel. The EU is expected to retaliate with tariffs on US jeans, motorcycles and bourbon.
If you're a Trumper who works in one of these industries – congratulations – you may have won a pink slip!
— Facts Do Matter (@WilDonnelly) May 31, 2018
Trudeau calls tariffs “an affront to the long-standing security partnership between Canada and the United States, and in particular, to the thousands of Canadians who have fought and died alongside American comrades-in-arms” and vows retaliation
— Ana Swanson (@AnaSwanson) May 31, 2018
Rural America shouldn’t be treated like collateral damage & it’s insulting to expect hardworking farmers, ranchers, & manufacturers to bear the negative impacts of poorly planned trade policy like tariffs on aluminum and steel.
— Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) May 31, 2018
GOP senator to @tedbarrett on Trump tariffs: "I don't like trade wars. There are no winners in trade wars. And this scares me … A lot of us have talked to [Trump] in person about this … Most of my Republican colleagues feel this way — most being the overwhelming majority."
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 31, 2018
Canada will also challenge these illegal & counterproductive measures under NAFTA Chapter 20 and at the WTO. It is simply ridiculous to view any trade with Canada as a national security threat to the US and we will continue to stand up for Canadian workers & Canadian businesses.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 31, 2018
The United Steelworkers don't support the Trump administration's latest steel-tariffs move, which extends the duties to Canada. "This decision is unacceptable and calls into serious question the design and direction of the administration's trade policy." @steelworkers
— William Mauldin (@willmauldin) May 31, 2018
President Trump’s trade war will not end well. Such recklessness alienates our allies and puts American farmers, businesses, and consumers on the hook to lose big. https://t.co/WNqdKAsPL8
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) May 31, 2018
Trump just poured ice water on the economy in service of his trade war https://t.co/IwyjIRn49O (via @latimesopinion) pic.twitter.com/tclReH3xtU
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 31, 2018
#UPDATE Macron said he "deplored" the US move to impose harsh tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the European Union, declaring it an "illegal" decision "not in line with international trade law" https://t.co/7MOrnZbErK
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 31, 2018
To date, the Trump admin appears to be pursuing a trade policy that creates economic chaos and uncertainty rather than jobs for hard working Americans.
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) May 31, 2018
Tories said they could do a deal with Trump. They were wrong. “America First” meant Britain second. Trump’s protectionist rhetoric has now been matched by action and 31,000 UK steel workers have to face the consequences of their own government’s failure. https://t.co/JvDWlJBJyn
— Bill Esterson (@Bill_Esterson) May 31, 2018
On @Morning_Joe today, I discussed Trump’s incoherent trade policy management https://t.co/KIKCC78wyo
— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) May 31, 2018
Sad! 