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  • 2018-06-19 (xsd:date)
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  • Did President Trump Say That Canadians Smuggle Shoes Out of the United States? (en)
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  • United States President Donald Trump took another swipe at Canada on 19 June 2018 during a speech about smugglers bringing shoes into the country from the United States, by mixing two pieces of a New York Post story. Trump, speaking at an event hosted by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), said: The president did not identify the major newspaper that supposedly printed the story, but his statement was based on an op-ed published in the Post three days earlier by reporter Isabel Vincent. She wrote: Vincent, who said Canadian friends relied on her to help them bring goods across the border, also shared an anecdote regarding shoes, though it did not involve changing their appearance: The NFIB did not respond to a request for comment concerning the remark. The Footware Distributors and Retailers of America, though, rebuked Trump for his comment in a statement. The trade group's president and CEO Matt Priest said that anyone from anywhere was welcome to purchase shoes in the United States: The Canadian government does not identify any specific limitations on bringing American footwear into the country. Most goods worth more than 200 Canadian dollars are subject to duty and taxes if brought in more than 24 hours after purchase. Trump's remark was the latest in a series of verbal attacks against Canada and its prime minister, Justin Trudeau, accusing the country of taking economic advantage of the U.S. He has also threatened that the U.S. would exit its partnership in the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, and did not discount that possibility in his remarks at the NFIB event, saying: (en)
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