Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) blasted Norway’s sovereign wealth fund for dumping shares of Caterpillar over its ties to Israel, demanding the Trump administration hit back with tariffs, sanctions and other punishments.
In a fiery letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, the Pennsylvania Republican accused Oslo of waging “economic warfare directed by a foreign government against the US economy.”
News of the letter was reported by Jewish Insider. 4
The missive was sent after The Post’s Charles Gasparino reported on Friday that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund divested from Israel while maintaining business ties with serial violators of human rights such as China, Qatar and Turkey.
“As the Trump administration continues to take bold acti