As the world's largest economy, the United States can use its considerable economic muscle to force other countries into making concessions in trade disputes.

But as President Trump is finding out, even the biggest guy on the block can face resistance by pushing too hard.

As leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries meet in Quebec, Trump is facing serious opposition from some of America's closest allies, with some Western leaders warning that they are willing to part company with the U.S. over trade.

"The American president may not mind being isolated, but neither do we mind signing a six-country agreement if need be," French President Emmanuel Macron said in a tweet Thursday.

Full story: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/08/618242932/as-u-s-flexes-its-muscles-on-trade-other-countries-are-beginning-to-push-back

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