Trump's tariff move 'stupid', faces retaliation from Canada, China, EU

The tariffs rest on a little-used legal provision that allows Trump to restrict imports to try to bolster American industrial base in interest of national security

A day after US President Donald Trump took a swing at the country’s trading partners by threatening stiff and sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum, they hit back. They promised to retaliate against quintessential American goods like Kentucky bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

That is likely to turn into a wave of protest aimed at American products as other countries, including traditional allies, respond to Trump’s plan to clamp down on imports of metals from overseas.

Canada, China and the European Union have already said they would respond with tariffs of their own that could lead to billions of dollars in