Trump threatens CEOs as tactic against allies, Canada’s ex-finance minister says
In a new memoir, Chrystia Freeland writes that that the Trump administration "is swaggeringly, rudely aggressive, even behind closed doors."
Former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland alleges in her new memoir that the Trump administration, through private channels, exerts pressure on foreign CEOs and business leaders to align their governments with the White House's demands. Freeland, who served as finance minister, foreign minister and trade minister under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, describes the Trump team as "swaggeringly, rudely aggressive, even behind closed doors" in her memoir titled "Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People."
She notes that Trump's Cabinet secretaries frequently warn foreign CEOs of severe repercussions if their respective leaders do not conform to the U.S. administration's expectations. Freeland's memoir also details her tumultuous relationship with Trudeau, which ended in December 2024.
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