Navarro Apologizes for Saying Trudeau Has a ‘Special Place in Hell’
- Used ‘inappropriate’ words in effort to show strength, he says
- White House’s Hassett urges U.S., Canada to take ‘deep breath’
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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro apologized for suggesting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deserved a “special place in hell” for a perceived breach in protocol against U.S. President Donald Trump.
“My job was to send a signal of strength,” he said at a Wall Street Journal CFO Network conference in Washington on Tuesday. “The problem was that in conveying that message I used language that was inappropriate.”