President Trump's unilateral use of executive authority to levy tariffs on Canada is legally questionable and likely to be struck down by the Supreme Court.

“I do not think any president of any party has the ability to do that legally. I'd be kind of shocked, frankly, if the Supreme Court does not strike down his ability to levy levy the kinds of tariffs that he has under the authorities that he is citing.”

The United States is not in a position to win the trade war while China maintains market dominance over essential products.

“no, the United States is not in a position to win the trade war right now when the main issue of the trade war is China's market dominance over certain essential products that American companies need.”

He believes the United States has been unfairly exploited by foreign countries for decades and that aggressive trade actions are necessary to restore domestic manufacturing and economic strength.

“You took a look at the deficits that we had with some of these countries. It was disgraceful what they got away with for many, many decades.”