White House official called Trudeau 'that little punk kid running Canada'
by Daniel Chaitin
| October 18, 2018 04:58 PM
| Updated Oct 18, 2018, 07:32 PM
Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow says a White House official called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "little punk kid running Canada."
In remarks Wednesday night at a dinner hosted by the conservative American Spectator magazine on Capitol Hill, Kudlow boasted about the Trump administration’s governance of the economy, saying that President Trump has ended the “war on business†and ushered in an economic boom. He defended the administration’s efforts to overhaul taxes and reduce regulations, as well as Trump’s efforts to overhaul trade deals.
Kudlow said that Trump’s aggressive stance in negotiations with China is justified, and also boasted about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
“A friend of mine in the White House, who will go unnamed, said, 'You know, I know why you’re supporting this deal Larry, it’s because we made a deal. We didn't walk away, we didn’t end it, we made a deal. Alright? 'Spite that little punk kid running Canada, we still made it,’†Kudlow said, referring to Trudeau. “And I’ve had some wonderful run-ins with him.â€
The alleged swipe at Trudeau by one of Kudlow's colleagues would be an extension of Trump's strained relationship with his Canadian counterpart, which took a turn for worse this year during trade negotiations.
During a fundraising speech in March, of which the Washington Post obtained audio and published the remarks, the president boasted of telling Trudeau that the U.S. had a trade deficit with Canada, even though he admitted he had no idea if it were true.
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