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Article snippet: MORE doubled down on his criticism of Canada and the European Union (EU) late Sunday amid the ongoing fallout from a tense meeting between members of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations this past weekend. “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax Dairy from us at 270%. Then Justin acts hurt when called out!" Trump tweeted, referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "Why should I, as President of the United States, allow countries to continue to make Massive Trade Surpluses, as they have for decades, while our Farmers, Workers & Taxpayers have such a big and unfair price to pay? Not fair to the PEOPLE of America!" he added, before repeating his common refrain of an $800 billion trade deficit. The president is currently in Singapore, where he is set to meet for historic talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. But the lead-up to the much-anticipated summit has been overshadowed by the aftermath of the G-7 summit, which saw Trump warning some of the U.S.'s closest allies that they must remove trade barriers or face consequences. His most recent tweets are part of an ongoing argument Trump has made that Canada and other countries have been taking advantage of the U.S. In fact, contrary to his tweet, the U.S. ran a trade deficit in 2017 of $568.4 billion, according ... Link to the full article to read more