Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfire smoke

President Donald Trump said Friday he’s holding Canada responsible for wildfire smoke hovering over much of the Midwestern and eastern United States and vowed to call Prime Minister Mark Carney, suggesting that the “cost of this pollution” could be added to tariffs Canada is already paying.

“We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The panel from CNN’s The Arena dissects why this became a political issue and what the response is from Canada.

0:00 Wildfire smoke from Canada impacting 100M+ Americans
3:10 Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over smoky conditions
6:33 What a Canadian leader has to say

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