White House trade adviser Peter Navarro lashed out against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a “Fox News Sunday” interview, saying that there would be a “special place in hell” for Trudeau and any other foreign leader who engaged in “bad-faith diplomacy” against President Donald Trump.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow also said Sunday that Trudeau “really kind of stabbed us in the back.”
After the G-7 summit, Trudeau hosted a news conference where he said that the Canadian government “did not take” the U.S. tariffs against Canada lightly. He also said that it was “kind of insulting" that Trump used national security to justify the tariffs against a longtime ally, and announced that Canada would be implementing “equivalent tariffs” on July 1.
On “Fox New Sunday,” Navarro told viewers:
There's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad-faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door. And that's what bad-faith Justin Trudeau did with that stunt press conference.
On Sunday's CNN's "State of the Union”, Kudlow called Trudeau's criticism of U.S. tariffs "non-factual," adding that Canada had “enormous tariffs” on U.S. imports.
“Here's the thing,” Kudlow said, “he really kind of stabbed us in the back. He really, actually, you know what, he did a great disservice to the whole G-7.”
Kudlow also accused Trudeau of going “rogue” and “pouring collateral damage on this whole Korean trip.”
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “stabbed us in the back” #CNNSOTU https://t.co/ASsMQJXmjn https://t.co/cpPfpwfzpz
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 10, 2018
Trump responded to the Canadian prime minster's news conference by tweeting that because of Trudeau's statement, he would not sign the communique that the G-7 nations had drafted at the summit.
Based on Justin’s false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the Communique as we look at Tariffs on automobiles flooding the U.S. Market!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2018
PM Justin Trudeau of Canada acted so meek and mild during our @G7 meetings only to give a news conference after I left saying that, “US Tariffs were kind of insulting” and he “will not be pushed around.” Very dishonest & weak. Our Tariffs are in response to his of 270% on dairy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2018
Trump continued tweeting Sunday evening about Trudeau, accusing Canada of making $100 billion in trade with the U.S.
Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax Dairy from us at 270%. Then Justin acts hurt when called out!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2018
A spokesman for Trudeau told the New York Times that the prime minister is focusing on “everything we accomplished here at the summit. The prime minister said nothing he hasn’t said before — both in public, and in private conversations with the president."
