Trump vows tariffs to come for Canada over wildfire smoke that has drifted to U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada, citing wildfire smoke drifting across the border as the primary justification. Canadian officials maintain they are doing their best to manage the massive forest fires.
Why it matters
This rhetoric signals a potential trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada, complicating bilateral relations and environmental cooperation.
July 24 | Duration 0:29 In response to a question about the diarrhea-causing parasite and comments about lettuce from Mexico making people sick, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to put a 'big tariff' on Canada in response to wildfire smoke crossing the border. Social Sharing U.S. President Donald Trump returned to making tariff-related threats against Canada on Friday afternoon, restating his intent to impose tariffs in retaliation for wildfire smoke drifting across the border into the United States.
"We're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke," Trump told reporters, when speaking in the Oval Office following an announcement relating to American nuclear energy.
Trump, who made a similar threat a week ago , did not provide any detail on how the tariffs would be implemented.
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