Trump hits back at Carney, threatens to hike auto, truck, metals tariffs to 50% - NBC News
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian auto, truck, and metal imports following a breakdown in trade negotiations. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to retaliate dollar-for-dollar, signaling a significant escalation in trade tensions between the two nations.
Why it matters
This trade dispute threatens to disrupt the highly integrated North American supply chain and could have significant economic consequences for both the U.S. and Canadian markets.
President Donald Trump on Monday hit back at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who had announced Friday he would retaliate against any new U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. Writing on Truth Social, Trump threatened to hit imported cars, trucks, automobile parts and steel with 50% tariffs starting Jan. 1. “Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years,” Trump wrote. “On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with.” Canada ranks as the third-highest source of U.S. imports. In 2025, more than $380 billion worth of goods were brought over the border, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Monday’s escalation follows a wave of new tariffs that hit Canada early Saturday after weekslong negotiations between Washington and Ottawa broke down. Carney pulled Canadian negotiators out of those talks late Friday after he said the U.S.
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