WASHINGTONâAn official in the Trump administration privately referred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as âthat little punk kid running Canada,â another Trump official said at an event on Wednesday.Larry Kudlow, Trumpâs chief economic adviser, recounted the story at an invitation-only dinner hosted by the American Spectator, a conservative magazine.According to the Washington Examiner, which was in attendance, Kudlow said that one of his friends in the White House, âwho will go unnamed,â said they were pleased they had managed to come to a trade agreement with Canada â despite Trudeau.TOP STORIES. IN YOUR INBOX: For the dayâs top news from the Starâs award-winning journalists, sign up for our daily headlines newsletter.â âWe didnât walk away. We didnât end it. We made a deal. Alright? âSpite that little punk kid running Canada, we still made it,â â Kudlow said, the Examiner reported. âAnd Iâve had some wonderful run-ins with him.âTrump and his aides, including Kudlow, had hurled public insults at Trudeau during the contentious negotiations on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement.But the presidentâs language brightened two weeks ago when they announced their deal, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Trump called Trudeau âa good person who is doing a good job,â and he declared that the bilateral tensions had âended.âRead more: Canadiansâ opinion of the United States falls to another record lowDonald Trump changes tune on Justin Trudeau: âA good person whoâs doing a good jobâOpinion | Tim Harper: Donald Trumpâs trash talk only helps the Liberals
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