Trump’s announcement puts the 27 nations block on the nasty step with major economies such as China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Its move has thrown American trade barriers invisible since the great depression of the 1930s.
Joly said Trump’s goal was to make a global reset on trade, “that started with Canada.
“We buy more in the United States than the United Kingdom, France, China and Combined Japan,” Joly told journalists. “When you treat your best customer, the way we have been treated … This means that you basically want to change your operation.”
She added that the prices would finally be a tax on the American people and urged Europeans to “convey this message” to American citizens in order to influence the American administration.
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