Trump attacked Trudeau, leader of probably our closest ally, because he had the nerve to disagree with him. Trump is isolating the US from all of its allies and sucking up to our enemies.
Here’s a summary of yesterday’s developments:
Updated story on one of the most ridiculous days of Canada’s tenure being located beside the United States: https://t.co/Lrom46YCMb
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 10, 2018
Here are some tweets:
As far as I can tell, Trudeau was a gracious host and tried to get along with Trump. Trump then blasted the other G-7 members to the press. Trudeau replied in his own press conference, saying Canada won't be pushed around. And for this Trudeau will burn "in hell"? Deranged! https://t.co/PpEQl2x2Sa
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) June 10, 2018
99% of US-Canada trade is tariff-free, but the last bit is complicated. Some facts from @TradeNewsCentre pic.twitter.com/71OwsqGhKc
— John G. Murphy (@JGodiasMurphy) June 10, 2018
US-Canada Trade Facts, 2017
Total goods & services trade:
$673.9 billionUS exports: $341.2 billion
US imports: $332.8 billionUS trade SURPLUS: $8.4 billion
(data from US Trade Representative webpage)
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 10, 2018
Amidst @realDonaldTrump, @larry_kudlow trashing of @JustinTrudeau, worth noting 1) US-Canada trade roughly in balance; 2) dairy miniscule % of the trade, 3) TPP would have increased US dairy access to Canada; 4) Canadian dairy program resembles nothing so much as US sugar program
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) June 10, 2018
This is a striking comment from a lifelong public servant under Republican and Democratic Presidents https://t.co/eeFezSaaPo
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) June 10, 2018
This is the story. Not “Trump and Trudeau feud” but “Trump fabricated a conflict so he could gratuitously attack an allied PM.” https://t.co/sjz1LmdemK
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) June 10, 2018
The thing is, I was at the @JustinTrudeau news conference, and he went out of his way to try to downplay tensions. He didn’t attack @realDonaldTrump in any way, other than restate Canada would retaliate for tariffs. Not sure what @larry_kudlow means re: “stabbed” US in the back
— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) June 10, 2018
The best part here is he slams the reporter for suggesting a bad relationship and tense meeting, then gets on plane and trashes Trudeau himself and says he won't sign the communique. https://t.co/mWHfEZ1xx9
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) June 10, 2018
See this thread. And while nobody can be sure re Trump, Kudlow certainly knows that he is speaking untruths. Kudlow tried to smooth things at G7, failed, and well understands whose fault it is that he failed. https://t.co/tZGNot9KzU
— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 10, 2018
When President Trump bases foreign policy on imagined facts… https://t.co/qcq4gOS7US
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) June 10, 2018
Trump was the one glossing over the tense meetings with jokes and banter, saying relations were “a 10.” Trudeau acknowledges reality and Trump snaps. https://t.co/mVC7paKcJG
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) June 9, 2018
“Stabbed us in the back,” polarizing,” “sophomoric,” “decieved us,” “political stunt,” “betrayal” — How Larry Kudlow just described to @jaketapper Trudeau’s criticism of the Trump tariffs at his presser. In Kudlow’s view, Trump was “charming” and acting in “good faith” at the G-7
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 10, 2018
the complaints are disconnected from reality https://t.co/XEKab8jiZC
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 10, 2018
Huh. So this is what a 10-out-of-10 relationship with close allies look like. pic.twitter.com/bmy9VTaniP
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) June 9, 2018
Trump always says other countries' leaders have made ours look week because they're looking out for and standing up for their own people. So Trudeau did that yesterday – Trump advisers went on TV and said it was a personal slight against Trump
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 10, 2018
Rae is former Premier of Ontario and former interim leader of federal Liberal Party. Huge figure in mainstream Canadian politics. This is a measure of Trump is alienating allies. https://t.co/2t0oJfcfpO
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) June 10, 2018
#Canada spirited four American hostages out of Iran in 1979, welcomed thousands of stranded U.S. airline passengers on 9/11, has our back in every war, shares the world’s longest undefended border with us and a symbiotic North American economy. THE best neighbor we could have. https://t.co/6c9qcPXn3C
— Nicholas Burns (@RNicholasBurns) June 10, 2018
Sad! 