Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state as Carney says countries in trade war
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump criticized Canada via Truth Social, claiming the country "wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!" amid deepening trade tensions.
- Trade talks between Ottawa and Washington collapsed on Friday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney rejecting American terms as "unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal."
- Carney labeled the new 50 per cent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods an economic "attack," vowing dollar-for-dollar retaliation beginning September 8.
- Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada walked away from a nearly completed agreement that would have reduced tariffs on exports to the American market.
- Earlier, Carney accused the American side of using new duties to "hurt and divide," calling the measures "a miscalculation" that threatens bilateral stability.
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US President Donald Trump's administration warned Sunday that Canada would be "foolish" to think it could win a trade war with the United States, predicting a "devastating" impact on its northern neighbor.
Trade war escalates after U.S.-Canada negotiations collapse
President Trump on Sunday weighed in on failed trade talks between the United States and Canada, signaling in an angry, 1 a.m. message on social media that he's not backing down on the terms that Canadian negotiators walked out on.
Trump Unloads After Carney Blows Up Trade Talks
Trump also accused Canada of imposing heavy tariffs on American farmers for years. It was his first public response since the talks collapsed Friday night. The post Trump Unloads After Carney Blows Up Trade Talks first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
The U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian products following the failure of negotiations between the two countries, and its northern neighbor announced retaliation."Canada wants the benefits of being a U.S. state without being," Donald Trump wrote on social media.
The U.S. President Donald Trump's government warned this morning that it would be "insense" if Canada thought it could win a trade war with the U.S., and predicted a "devast" impact on its northern neighbor. Washington-Ottawa negotiations failed late Friday, leading to the entry into force of new US tariffs of 50 percent on Canadian products valued at about $20 billion, 5.5 percent of Canada's total exports to its neighbor.
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