“Sweden and the United States are two of the most innovative economies in the world and we see great opportunities ahead,” Lofven said.
“Swedish prosperity is built on cooperation, competitiveness, and free trade.
After Trump defended his tariff proposal as necessary, Lofven doubled down.
“I fully understand and respect the president’s view that they have to look after his own country….
But for me, leading a small country, depending on open trade, the best way for us is to do that with others.
Last week, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) blasted the move and expressed fears that the aluminum tariff in particular would hurt his home state.
It’s the wrong way to incentivize the creation of a new & modern #NAFTA,” Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo tweeted on Monday. »