Commercial conflict in North America: Trump threatens “governor” Trudeau with other tariffs

US President Donald Trump threatened Canada with a further escalation in the trade war after Washington had already introduced tariffs of 25 percent for goods from the neighboring country at night. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau then announced against duties in the same amount for some goods from the United States. Trump once again addressed the Prime Minister of the neighboring country as “Governor Trudeau” in a post on his Network Truth and explained that the United States would continue to raise its customs duties in the same amount when Canada raises retaliation.

Trudeau had committed his country to a trade war with the United States in a speech and Washington threatened with further hard measures in the customs dispute. He had also personally asked Trump with reference to a media report: “Well, it is not my habit to agree with the” Wall Street Journal “, but Donald: They point out – although you are such a clever guy – that this is a very stupid thing.”

For his part, Trump had previously mocked the prime minister of the northern neighboring country as a “governor”. Governors are the heads of government of the federal states in the United States – Trump underlines his repeatedly expressed intention to want to make Canada a American territory.

According to Trudeau, this unprecedented position towards a friend of a friend is not an empty threatening gesture, but part of the trade war. The Canadian premier had previously said in Ottawa that Trump wanted “a total collapse of the Canadian economy because it would make it easier to annex”. However, this will never happen.