Trump reveals he slapped Canada with a major tariff because a friend couldn’t buy the Gulfstream jet he wanted
- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on every aircraft Canada sells into the United States began with a favor for a wealthy friend who was trying to buy a private jet and could not.
- Speaking in the Oval Office at an event convened to celebrate the summer travel season, Trump volunteered the account unprompted, in response to a question about whether trade talks with Ottawa would resume.
- "I had a case about a week ago where a friend of mine was buying the Gulfstream jet, and he said, 'You know, it's a crazy thing.
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- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on every aircraft Canada sells into the United States began with a favor for a wealthy friend who was trying to buy a private jet and could not.
- Speaking in the Oval Office at an event convened to celebrate the summer travel season, Trump volunteered the account unprompted, in response to a question about whether trade talks with Ottawa would resume.
- "I had a case about a week ago where a friend of mine was buying the Gulfstream jet, and he said, 'You know, it's a crazy thing.
Sources: The Independent