'Absolute punch to the gut': Kentucky distiller reeling thanks to Trump's trade war

Thomas Bard, the owner of a small distillery in Kentucky, tells the Washington Post that his business has been thrown into turmoil ever since President Donald Trump launched a trade war with Canada.

According to Bard, liquor stores in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Ontario had initially agreed to start selling his bourbon this year before Trump slapped blanket tariffs on Canada and the country responded by pulling American liquor from its shelves.

“It’s a huge deal when...