Chrystia Freeland: “If these tariffs are put in place, it is going to hurt Americans ... Totally absurd.”

But it has to start with stopping punching your friends in the face, which is what Washington is doing right now.

The biggest problem with surrendering to White House bullying is that it helps make the case that trade really is a zero-sum game and that intimidation of your allies really does work.

My response was dollar-for-dollar retaliation. And after a few months, without any concessions, he lifted those tariffs.

The current bully in chief