Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is just asking Canadian leaders to give a little thanks for the United States’ generosity to help de-escalate the neighbors’ trade war.
Canada announced $21 billion in new tariffs on Wednesday targeting imports of US computers and sports gear, in the latest slap shot fired in this battle.
The move comes hours after President Donald Trump‘s 25 percent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum went into effect.
Now, with Lutnick set to meet with combative Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc on Thursday, he’s offered some advice for America’s longtime ally.
‘Just say thank you. God knows, just say thank you,’ he told CBS News, adding that Canada should be grateful for being the United States’ biggest trading partner.
He added that the Canadians are acting similarly to Ukraine, whom he says has refused to say thank you for ‘having received $300billion in aid from U.S. and military and NATOand all the …
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