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Bessent Pumps Brakes on Trump’s Threat of 100 Percent Tariffs on Canadian Imports

The treasury secretary says the deal recently made between the Canadian and Chinese leaders does not represent a complete abolition of their respective trade barriers.

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent during a meeting between President Trump and Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit at Kuala Lumpur.
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent during a meeting between President Trump and Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit at Kuala Lumpur. AP/Mark Schiefelbein