Trump’s economic chief Larry Kudlow on trade disputes: “Don’t blame Trump”

President Trump’s chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow has a message to the American people as trade disputes continue to pose a threat to workers across the country: “Don’t blame Trump.” His comments to “CBS This Morning” come as the Trump administration announced on Tuesday that they are crafting a $12 billion emergency aid package to help farmers affected by tariffs on their crops. “Don’t blame President Trump, I’ve said this so often. The world trading system is broken, the WTO [World Trade Organization] is broken, there’s no reciprocity left, China’s the worst offender but not the only one around the world. Mr. Trump’s trying to fix trading malpractice that goes back several decades,” Kudlow told CBS on Wednesday.

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