i, too, was also in kandahar just four years before you.my question is to you with, this election that has just and trump being the office, what you think of his as we have known the avengers team. what do you think of them i'm sorry what do i think of what trump's cabinet. i think oh, yes. well, i tell you what, i'm i've got a lot of a lot of you overused the theme here. i've got a lot of hope for it. i mean, we see we see a lot of of new people from kind of outside of the the typical system. i think it's a we need a cabinet that's full of people who aren't beholden to some of the things of the past and are willing to go to work quickly. i think it's a you know, it's not a formal of the cabinet, but i think, you know what, elon and zach are doing is is really exciting as well. it'll be interesting to see know how that how that confer plays out because there will be conflict and i think it's warranted in many cases. but it'll be interesting to see how that conflict gets played out and can a non-governmental organization have impact that the

normandy to the mountains of the korean peninsula, from the fields of flanders to the streets of kandahare fought and died alongside you. christian: we will get reaction from the canadian side later in the program. over on this side, the european union is mourning the u.s. president a block will retaliate if he imposes tariffs on eu goods. german chancellor olaf scholz said the eu was strong enough to react to any u.s. trade levees although the goal he said should be cooperation. overnight, president trump said that u.k. was also out of line on trade but hopes something could be worked out. sir keir starmer has traveled to brussels tonight to be in talks with a reset on the european union. our political chris mason has been watching. chris: the headquarters of the european union, the clubs leaders mingling in brussels. their focus today to defend ukraine but defending their trade with america uppermost in mind, too. you can imagine how the talk of tariffs have gone down here. >> we have to do everything to avoid this totally unnecessary and stupid terror before, trade war. >> what is clea

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normandy to the mountains of the korean peninsula, from the fields of flanders to the streets of kandahar. we have fought and died alongside you the nobel prize winning economist paul krugman, writing on social media, asked why president trump had hit canada more than twice as hard as china, a country trump used to demonize. i can't think of a reason punishing canada, canada with tariffs, let alone treating our neighbor far more harshly than trump is treating china is in the national interest, he wrote. one of the most surprising things is oil and energy coming in from canada is included in the list of tariffed goods, although at a lesser level. as recently as last thursday, president trump said oil would not be included. and then, as you point out, canada responded with its own targeted tariffs against america, particularly agricultural products chicken, pork, wheat, barley, tobacco and wine. canada is t the wine industry's biggest export market, $1 billion a year in industry group representing the california wine industry points out. the alcoholic beverage industry was already strugglin

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normandy to the mountains of the korean peninsula, from the fields of flanders to the streets of kandahar. we have fought and died alongside you. the nobel prize winning economist paul krugman, writing on social media, asked why trump had hit canada, one of our closest allies, twice as hard, more than twice as hard as china, a country he used to demonize. i can't think of a reason, he wrote for punishing canada with tariffs, let alone treating our neighbor far more harshly than trump is treating. china is in the national interest. wall street journal's conservative editorial board ran the headline the dumbest trade war in history. president definitely noticed that one. the other surprise is there's no carveout for tariffs of food. you may recall candidate trump said he would bring grocery prices down. now we're going to be fine just paying more. and the effect on american workers who, for instance, see their car factories shut down because of a lack of parts is going to be far more serious than whether or not you can afford guacamole. but we're going to pay more at the grocery store. the

normandy to the mountains of the korean peninsula, from the fields of flanders to the streets of kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. during the iranian hostage crisis. those 444 days we worked around the clock from our embassy to get your innocent compatriots home. >> american presidents, past republican presidents, past seemed to share that view. >> we should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world, all while cynically waving the american flag and then there's the modern day political reality. >> the tariffs will make things more expensive for americans. former senate majority leader mitch mcconnell from trump's party, at least ostensibly saying this on 60 minutes just last night. >> it will drive the cost of everything up. in other words, it'll be paid for by american consumers. i mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this? >> even president trump seems to be aware that the effect of all this might be the opp

normandy to the mountains of the korean peninsula, from the fields of flanders to the streets of kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you. during your darkest hours, during the iranian hostage crisis, those 444 days we worked around our clock from our embassy to get your innocent compatriots home. during the summer of two thousand five when hurricane katrina ravaged your great city of new orleans, or weeks ago when we sent water bombers to tackle the wildfires in california, or during the day the world stood still, september 11, 2001, when we provided refuge to stranded passengers and planes, we were always there, standing with you, grieving with you, the american people. together, we have built the most successful economic, military, and security partnership the world has ever seen. a relationship that has been the envy of the world. yes, we've had our differences in the past, but we have always found a way to get past them. as i have said before, if president trump wants to usher in a new golden age for the united states, the better path is to partner with canada, not to punish u