President Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada Friday after the northern neighbor's raging wildfires caused hazardous air quality from Minnesota to North Carolina.
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President Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada Friday after the northern neighbor's raging wildfires caused hazardous air quality from Minnesota to North Carolina.
President Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada Friday after the northern neighbor's raging wildfires caused hazardous air quality from Minnesota to North Carolina. Trump accused Canada of "willful negligence" in forest management and suggested pollution costs should be added to tariffs on Canadian imports. US President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the United States and said he would add the “incalculable cost” of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods.
The president said on Friday in a social media post that Canada was failing to manage its wildfire response as smoke has blanketed U.S. cities including New York and Chicago. President Trump on Friday called the smoke from wildfires in Canada trickling into U.S. airspace unacceptable, saying he would hold the country responsible.
Financial Times reported the story as "Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over ‘invasion’ of wildfire smoke." The New York Times reported the story as "Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs for Wildfire Smoke Over U.S.." New York Post reported the story as "Trump says Canada must pay new tariffs due to 'totally unacceptable' wildfire smoke."
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8 sources have covered this story, including New York Post, Fox News, Financial Times and South China Morning Post and 4 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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