Trump’s trade war with Canada gets nasty
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Dan Alexander of Forbes about how Trump made so much money last year while trade wars, military conflicts and a rising national debt hurt the US economy
In the past couple of weeks, the Trump administration has reignited its trade war with Canada, threatened an ‘economic D-day’ against Iran and watched the US national debt surpass $40tn. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has personally made billions of dollars since returning to office. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Dan Alexander of Forbes about how Trump has amassed his fortune – and what his economic record could mean for voters in the midterms