Continuing to highlight Labor's past critique of Donald Trump carries political risk for the Coalition. Not least because it ignores what's really driving those encouraging Trump to apply tariffs to Australia.
US President Donald Trump has said there will be "no exemptions" to his tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, though he is considering one for Australia.His colourful critiques of Donald Trump in years gone by appear to have troubled the president about as much as his own vice president once calling him "America's Hitler" and his secretary of state labelling him a "con artist".
Their chief concern was creating a situation where Australia would be used as a backdoor by others to sell their steel and aluminium to the US tariff-free. The trade hawks around Trump certainly had visibility. Navarro and co weren't happy and in mid-2019, the president raised concerns directly with then prime minister Scott Morrison.
Monthly customs data was carefully monitored by the US Trade Representative to ensure the export limits weren't breached.
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