CANADA/G7/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peter Navarro, one of President Trump’s top trade advisers, said on Tuesday [6-12-18] that it was a mistake to suggest that ‘there is a special place in hell’ for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, offering a rare apology from a White House that almost never walks back heated rhetoric…He said he was trying to send a signal of strength on behalf of the administration, but that his language was inappropriate. In the future, Mr. Navarro said, he will stick to discussing serious policy issues and differences…His earlier comments had followed Mr. Trump’s own sharp words for Mr. Trudeau, whom the president called ‘dishonest and weak’ and accused of making ‘false statements.’ Mr. Trump was angered by Mr. Trudeau’s remarks at the end of the Group of 7 gathering on Saturday [6-9-18] that Canada would not be bullied by the United States; the president lashed back in a series of tweets aboard Air Force One as he headed to Singapore for a summit meeting with Kim Jong-un. On Sunday [6-10-18], Mr. Navarro, who is Mr. Trump’s most hawkish trade adviser, assailed Mr. Trudeau for engaging in ‘bad faith diplomacy’ in the wake of the G-7 meeting.”
-Alan Rappeport, “Navarro Apologizes for ‘Special Place in Hell’ Comments About Trudeau,” The New York Times online, June 12, 2018