Trump’s response to questions about whether he feared a trade war with Canada after his new taxes on lumber imports was, “Nope. Not at all.” The reason, Trump said, was, “They have a tremendous surplus with the United States. Whenever they have a surplus, I have no fear.” He also told reporters, “They’ve outsmarted our … Read more
After phone calls with Trudeau and Nieto, the White House said that Trump “Agreed not to terminate NAFTA at this time and the leaders agreed to proceed swiftly, according to their required internal procedures, to enable the renegotiation of the NAFTA deal to the benefit of all three countries.” Trump also wrote in a statement, … Read more
According to the White House, the President invited the president over the phone this week, but didn’t give further details about a meeting. The White House also said the two leaders talked about concerns about North Korea on the phone. Trump is also scheduled to visit the Philippines in November. Read more
The first daughter, invited to participate on the panel of a women’s summit in Berlin received groans and hisses as she stated that her father was a “tremendous champion of enabling women and families.” Afterward, Ivanka commented, “It’s fine. I’m used to it,” and said that it was a matter of “politics.” Read more
When President Donald Trump mentioned “other worlds” in his speech to a join Congress this week, the space community started buzzing. “American footprints on distant worlds are not too big a dream,” said Trump at the end of his speech. According to PBS NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O’brian a manned mission could take place in 2019, … Read more
In the wake of Trump’s firing of the former FBI director for what Trump called “not doing a good job,” conflicting public messages have come out in favor of and against James Comey. Testimony by acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe (who was until 3 days ago deputy director) in front of Senate Intelligence Committee members … Read more
The new president has so far racked up a travel bill of $20m. The rate, accumulated over Trump’s first 100 days, if continued would cost $294 million after 4 years, or over half a billion after 8. One of the top destinations for the president is his private Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, which he calls … Read more
According to Nikkei Asia Review, iPhone assemblers in the East — responsible for producing 200 million phones per year — are in talks about moving production to the U.S. The move would mean roughly doubling costs — some of which would likely be passed on to consumers — but may be necessary. President Elect Donald Trump … Read more