World · 10/14/2026
Freeland Says Trump Team Pressures Foreign CEOs to Sway Governments
Trump’s administration uses private pressure on foreign business leaders to advance White House demands, according to Chrystia Freeland’s new memoir.
Why it matters
Freeland’s account describes an effort to use business leaders’ influence to align foreign governments with White House demands.
- ★The claim comes from Canada’s former deputy prime minister.
- ★Freeland says the administration privately pressures foreign CEOs and business leaders.
- ★The aim, she says, is to bring their governments into line with White House demands.