‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war
A trade war has erupted between the US and Canada following the collapse of negotiations, with both sides imposing retaliatory tariffs. President Trump and Canadian PM Mark Carney have traded blame, with Carney declaring that Canada is 'at war' over trade.
Why it matters
The breakdown in relations between these two major trading partners threatens to disrupt supply chains and increase costs for consumers on both sides of the border.
The US president, Donald Trump, and Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, have each blamed the opposite side for the breakdown in negotiations./Getty Images The US president, Donald Trump, and Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, have each blamed the opposite side for the breakdown in negotiations./Getty Images Canada ‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war PM Mark Carney says ‘we got attacked’ as tariffs come into force on items from hockey sticks to tongue depressors
Prefer the Guardian on Google Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war .
In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!”
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