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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. The tariffs are "part of a negotiation to get Canada and Mexico to stop shipping fentanyl across our borders,

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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

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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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'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, Canada and Mexico

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Trump says tariffs on Mexico and Canada ‘could go up,’ declines to rule out possible recession

Trump said tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico planned for April 2 “could go up” and would not predict whether the United States will have a recession.

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Trump says Canada, Mexico tariff reprieve is short-term move, duties may rise over time

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he gave Canada and Mexico a break from his new 25% tariffs for goods compliant with a regional free trade deal because he wanted to help automakers, but added that the reprieve was a short-term measure and tariffs could go up over time.

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Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China

President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China. In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump said illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the United States at “unacceptable levels" and that import taxes

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Trump to decide on tariff policies for all countries after April 1, Hassett tells CNBC

U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on tariff policies for all countries including Mexico and Canada after a study comes ...

White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett, Sen. Adam Schiff and UAW President Shawn Fain Sunday on 'This Week' with Co-anchor Jonathan Karl

White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett, Sen. Adam Schiff and UAW President Shawn Fain will be on "This Week" airing on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

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Giving US ownership of Ukraine’s minerals would help keep peace: Hassett

Kevin Hassett said in an interview with NewsNation's Kellie Meyer that these minerals' estimated worth is $20B.

White House official expects Q1 GDP to 'squeak' into positive category

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Monday said he expected uncertainty about President ...

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Bullish Outlook Amid Trade Policy Uncertainty

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett predicts the resolution of trade policy uncertainties by next month. Despite ...

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Tariff uncertainty to be resolved in April: US official

In an interview with CNBC, Kevin Hassett, who heads the National Economic Council ... Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico were already having the intended effect of bringing ...

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White House downplays short-term economic disruptions after jobs report

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett sought to tamp down concerns on Friday that President Donald Trump‘s tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China could financially harm American ...

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