Bessent Claims Canada Is Too Small to Fight a Trade War With the U.S.

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:47:50 GMT

At gathering of G20 finance ministers, the Treasury secretary accused Canada’s prime minister of starting a “political shouting match” over U.S. trade policies.

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