‘The hammer he has’: Trump uses tariff threat on Brazil to help his buddy

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President Trump escalated his push to remake global trade using a letter-writing campaign – and Wednesday he focused on minor U.S. trade partners like Brunei and Moldova. Trump also threatened a massive 50% tariff on Brazil, a major U.S. trading partner, saying it was in part because he doesn’t like how the country is treating a friend of his. Allan Smith, Dan Nathan, and Isaac Arnsdorf join Stephanie Ruhle on The 11th Hour.

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