G20 trade ministers are meeting in Wisconsin. Many will be discussing deals without their U.S. host

When trade ministers from some of the world’s largest economies gather in Wisconsin today, it will be hard to ignore the red white and blue elephant in the room. Most of the officials attending the G20 trade ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee find themselves in challenging positions, largely because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariff agenda. Some, including Canada, have been forced to rethink and reshape trading relationships due to the new tariffs, barriers, and uncertainty imposed by the Trump administration as it pursues what it describes as an America-first agenda. All of this makes for a potentially unusual summit,…