Trump floats expanding Canada tariffs to cover costs of wildfire pollution

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he was considering the expansion of tariffs on Canada to account for pollution damage from ongoing wildfires raging through the Great White North.

Trump has struggled to secure a lasting trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, despite clinching agreements with many major trading partners abroad. At present, negotiations remain tense, and Trump's threat to increase tariffs is likely to exacerbate the situation.

"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!" he posted on Truth Social.

"I will call the Prime Minister during the day to find out what they are going to do about it. The cost is incalculable! Canada has refused to engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal, knowing that such refusal will lead to exactly this result," he added. "This is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying."

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.