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Wall Street Journal: Bessent Says Canada’s Trudeau Being a ‘Numbskull’ in Trade Talks

President Trump "has said many times that tariff is his favorite word," Bessent said at an Economic Club of New York event. "If you want to be a numbskull like Justin Trudeau and say, 'Oh we're going to do this,' then tariffs are going to go up." Bessent added, "If you want to sit back and have a discussion with the Commerce Department, USTR—they have my phone number too—then I am happy to have a discussion with our foreign counterparts."


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