Trump threatens CEOs as tactic against allies, Canada’s ex-finance minister says

What happened: Canada's former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says in a new memoir that the Trump administration privately pressures foreign CEOs to push their governments toward White House demands. Why it matters: Freeland writes that Trump Cabinet secretaries warn foreign CEOs of consequences if their leaders do not comply, describing the approach as aggressive even behind closed doors. Key numbers: Freeland served under Justin Trudeau during his nine years in power and split from him in December 2024.

Canada's former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says in a new memoir that the Trump administration privately pressures foreign CEOs to push their governments toward White House demands.

Freeland writes that Trump Cabinet secretaries warn foreign CEOs of consequences if their leaders do not comply, describing the approach as aggressive even behind closed doors. Key numbers: Freeland served under Justin Trudeau during his nine years in power and split from him in December 2024.