“He should pull back on his statements and wish President Trump well in the Korea negotiations," said Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump's top economic adviser. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Kudlow: Trudeau hurt Trump’s prestige before Singapore summit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments after the G-7 meeting were particularly hurtful to President Donald Trump ahead of his historic negotiations with the leader of North Korea, a White House adviser said Sunday.

Speaking in an interview on CNN, White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow blasted Trudeau for holding a press conference after the G-7 meeting during which the Canadian leader said Canadians “will not be pushed around.” Soon after the press conference, Trump said the U.S. would not endorse the G-7 communique agreed to on Saturday. Trump arrived in Singapore late Sunday.


Talking to Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Kudlow said Trump’s decision to hit back at Trudeau stemmed in large part from the need to show toughness going into a June 12 meeting in Singapore with Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader.

“POTUS is not going to let a Canadian prime minister push him around … on the eve of this,” Kudlow said.

“He is not going to permit any show of weakness a trip to negotiate with North Korea,” Kudlow said of the president. “Kim must not see American weakness.”

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Kudlow urged Trudeau to apologize.

“Trudeau made an error. He should take it back,” Kudlow said. “He should pull back on his statements and wish President Trump well in the Korea negotiations.”