Donald Trump delivered his much-anticipated Congressional address on Tuesday (4 March) after spending the day blasting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over retaliatory tariffs.
The president’s speech came against the backdrop of his trade tariffs on Mexico and Canada, which went into effect Tuesday.
This led Mr Trudeau to announce retaliatory tariffs.
Trudeau announced in an angry press conference that he would also be implementing 25 percent tariffs on U.S. goods.
“It’s not in my habit to agree with The Wall Street Journal, but Donald, they point out that even though you’re a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do,” Trudeau said on Tuesday.
The president responded by mocking Trudeau, calling him the “governor” of Canada and threatening to “immediately” issue reciprocal levies.
