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

On the recordSeptember 8, 2026
But it has to start with stopping punching your friends in the face, which is what Washington is doing right now.
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Chrystia Freeland
Source
npr.org

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing U.S. trade policies towards allies.

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