McConnell ‘not happy’ with Trump’s trade war

Published June 1, 2018 8:52pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Friday he’s “not happy” with the prospects of a trade war with Europe that might hurt his home state’s exports of bourbon.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, which has spurred retaliation from the allies. Europe said it would retaliate by imposing tariffs of its own on Kentucky bourbon and other items that are meant to target Republican leaders in Congress, and the move seemed to get McConnell’s attention.

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