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We launched a drug war, not a trade war

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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'We launched a drug war, not a trade war': NEC director

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 “This Week,

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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 adviser hopes Canada fentanyl dispute will be solved by end of March

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday he was hopeful a dispute with Canada over accusations of the deadly ...

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Jobs Report ‘Especially Strong’ For Manufacturing: Hassett

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett told reporters on Friday that he thought the jobs report was “really, ...

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

CNN’s “State of the Union” — Adam Boehler, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs; Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Andy Kim, D-N.J.; Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Jake Auchincloss, ...

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 will cause financial pain.

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Video: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Asked What Trump Means By ‘Short-Term Pain’

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Asked What Trump Means By ‘Short-Term Pain’ At a press gaggle, National ...

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US still has potential for sanctions pressure on Russia, White House says

Director of the US National Economic Council Kevin Hassett declined to name the companies that may be targeted by new ...

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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