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We launched a drug war, not a trade war

Trump admin says tariffs meant for 'drug war, not trade war'

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the Trump administration's threatened 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will start Wednesday and tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber products will go into effect on April 2.

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'We launched a drug war, not a trade war': Kevin Hassett

In an interview Sunday on ABC News' "This Week," President Trump’s top economic aide, Kevin Hassett, said the Trump administration launched a drug war, not a trade war, with Canada and Mexico.

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Trump economic adviser: US ‘launched a drug war, not a trade war’ with Mexico, Canada

Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration’s National Economic Council director, said the United States has not launched a trade war with Mexico and Canada but “a drug war.” Hassett joined ABC News’s “This Week,

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'Incomprehensible': Trump aide busted for saying tariffs both 'trade war' and 'drug war'

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett admitted that President Donald Trump was launching a "trade war" after insisting that tariffs against Mexico and Canada were part of a "drug war." During a Sunday interview on ABC's This Week program,

Trump adviser hopes Canada fentanyl dispute will be solved by end of March

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday he was hopeful a dispute with Canada over accusations of the deadly ...

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Jobs Report ‘Especially Strong’ For Manufacturing: Hassett

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett told reporters on Friday that he thought the jobs report was “really, ...

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US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending

President Donald Trump’s flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes may be doing more to harm the U.S.

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White House mum on price-relief measures as inflation stings Trump’s ratings

The president knows his plans,” a White House official said, while Donald Trump presses ahead with tariffs that economists ...

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Economist says DOGE checks are ‘exactly the right thing to incentivize Washington to find waste’

Top economic advisor Steve Moore is on board with DOGE $5,000 checks, clearing it of inflationary impact, and says that democrats' resistance makes their party “champions of waste.” ...

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

CNN’s “State of the Union” — Adam Boehler, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs; Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Andy Kim, D-N.J.; Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Jake Auchincloss, ...

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Trump weighs new sanctions on Russia, days after pausing military aid and intel sharing with Ukraine

President Donald Trump says he is "strongly considering" levying new sanctions and tariffs on Russia for its war against ...

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'See you in court': Trump moves to revise eligibility for some student loan forgiveness

President Trump on Friday signed an order attempting to limit the types of student loan borrowers eligible for certain types of debt relief.

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Trump weighs new sanctions on Russia, days after pausing military aid with Ukraine

President Donald Trump said Friday he is “strongly considering” levying new sanctions and tariffs on Russia for its war ...

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President Trump Wants To Replace Income Tax With Tariffs, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Says

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appeared on Bloomberg Television Friday and said that President ...

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