Inside Trade

February 14, 2025

Trump, to Davos crowd: ‘We don’t need’ Canada, action coming against the EU

By Brett Fortnam  / January 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The U.S. does not need to trade with Canada, President Trump said on Thursday, contending the U.S. is treated “unfairly” by its trading partners, including the European Union, and promising action. Speaking virtually at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump took aim at the U.S.’ top trading partner. “Canada, we have a tremendous deficit with Canada. We’re not going to have that anymore, we can’t do it,” he said. “As you probably know, I say ‘You can always...

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