'Well-known evil empire': Barack Obama mocks President Trump's tariff war with Canada
Obama said Trump’s tariffs are raising costs for U.S. consumers and hurting auto supply chains as Canada retaliates with counter-tariffs.
- On Saturday, former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods during a campaign rally at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan, ahead of next month's U.S. mid-term elections.
- The U.S. and Canada have engaged in retaliatory tariffs since Trump launched his levy campaign last year, ostensibly to combat alleged fentanyl trafficking and trade imbalances, with talks breaking down in August.
- Obama jokingly referred to Canada as a "well-known evil empire" while noting that 50 per cent tariffs have strained Michigan's auto industry, where supply chains are deeply integrated with the country.
- Facing political pressure in border states, Trump announced Friday plans to lift 50 per cent tariffs on some Canadian products while adding levies to dozens of others, including garbage and sewage.
- Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc stated Ottawa does not anticipate a trade deal before the Nov. 3 vote, while Prime Minister Mark Carney remains cautious despite the President's suggestions an agreement is near.
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Ron Paul: Obama Comes Out Swinging on Iran
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Former President Barack Obama blasted President Trump's Iran was in a campaign stop over the weekend, ridiculing the "Mission Accomplished" moment and claiming that Iran is in a stronger position now than before the war. Does he have a point? Reprinted from The…
Obama is wrong that war made Iran stronger, but right that US is now weaker
Campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed on Saturday, former President Barack Obama falsely claimed that Iran is in a stronger strategic position now than it was before President Donald Trump launched the Iran war in February. But Obama correctly observed that the U.S. is in a weaker strategic position due to the war. […]
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In the election campaign, former President Obama reckons with Trump: "Never before has a president experienced that enriches himself.
A few days before the mid-term elections in the US, former President Obama has campaigned - with sharp criticism of his successor Donald Trump. At performances in Cleveland and Detroit, he accused the Republican President of corruption and mocked his policy.
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