President Trump welcomes Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to the White House in 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Washington Examiner: White House official called Trudeau 'that little punk kid running Canada'
Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow says a White House official called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "little punk kid running Canada."
In remarks Wednesday night at a dinner hosted by the conservative American Spectator magazine on Capitol Hill, Kudlow boasted about the Trump administration’s governance of the economy, saying that President Trump has ended the “war on business” and ushered in an economic boom. He defended the administration’s efforts to overhaul taxes and reduce regulations, as well as Trump’s efforts to overhaul trade deals.
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Update: White House official says colleague called Trudeau 'that little punk kid running Canada': report (The Hill)
WNU Editor: The leadership and administrations from both countries have been sparring at each other for the past year. Even though there is a new trade agreement, there is bad blood here.
