We launched a drug war, not a trade war

'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,
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
Trump says tariffs on Mexico and Canada ‘could go up,’ declines to predict 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.
US ‘launched a drug war, not a trade war’ with Mexico, Canada: Hassett
Hassett said the U.S. has seen that Mexico and Canada have made progress to stop fentanyl from coming into the country, which allowed for Trump to sign tariff exemptions for most
'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,
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'We launched a drug war, not a trade war': Trump's top economic adviser
Kevin Hassett, said the Trump administration was using tariffs to launch "a drug war, not a trade war," with Canada and Mexico. The tariffs are "part of a negotiation to get Canada and Mexico ...
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Top Trump economic aide: ‘No, we’re not headed for a recession’
that the tariffs that are in place with Canada and Mexico are there because we’re fighting a drug war,” White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Friday morning on Fox ...
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 ...
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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White House pushes back on recession fears as Trump’s trade policies raise uncertainty; Hassett calls slowdown ‘temporary’
US: The White House pushed back against recession fears on Monday as concerns over trade tariffs shook the US stock market. Kevin Hassett, director of the Natio ...