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Trudeau slams Trump for starting 'very dumb' trade war with Canada while appeasing Russia's Putin

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NEW: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he will likely meet Canada and Mexico “in the middle” Canada 's prime minister calls American tariffs “very dumb” Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says the tariffs will not be paused, but that Trump would reach a compromise.

Canada will plaster retaliatory tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods in response to 25% tariffs.

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64

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62

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58

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formal

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English

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45

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likely offensive

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short-lived

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