Democratic congressman Joe Courtney took to the US House of Representatives, attacking a tariff announcement on steel and aluminium from Donald Trump. Courtney highlighted the $800m downpayment Australia has just given the US for the Aukus submarine deal, just two days before the tariff announcement. Courtney – who co-chairs the friends of Australia caucus and has been an advocate of the Aukus agreement – calls the announcement an ‘insult’Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us Continue reading…Democratic congressman Joe Courtney took to the US House of Representatives, attacking a tariff announcement on steel and aluminium from Donald Trump. Courtney highlighted the $800m downpayment Australia has just given the US for the Aukus submarine deal, just two days before the tariff announcement. Courtney – who co-chairs the friends of Australia caucus and has been an advocate of the Aukus agreement – calls the announcement an ‘insult’Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us Continue reading… Tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium an ‘insult’, says US congressman – video | Australian politics | The Guardian
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Democratic congressman Joe Courtney took to the US House of Representatives, attacking a tariff announcement on steel and aluminium from Donald Trump. Courtney highlighted the $800m downpayment Australia has just given the US for the Aukus submarine deal, just two days before the tariff announcement. Courtney – who co-chairs the friends of Australia caucus and has been an advocate of the Aukus agreement – calls the announcement an ‘insult’
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