Trump confronts Carney over out-of-control wildfires, threatens more tariffs
Trump says he confronted Prime Minister Mark Carney over wildfire smoke drifting into the U.S., suggesting Canada should pay for the damage.
President Donald Trump put Mark Carney on notice Sunday over Canada’s out-of-control wildfires: get them under control—or face higher tariffs.
Asked about their meeting at the FIFA World Cup final, Trump said he confronted Prime Minister Mark Carney over toxic wildfire smoke drifting into the U.S. and suggested Canada could face financial consequences.
Trump and Carney attended the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., alongside their spouses, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
“I told him, ‘You’ve got to stop these fires from coming in and poisoning our air. Our air has been poisoned,’” Trump told reporters.
Toxic wildfire smoke forced Michigan cities to close beaches, water parks and even indoor pools, while dozens of Ford workers were reportedly hospitalized after inhaling the haze, according to U.S. media reports.
“Maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs,” Trump continued. “You had businesses closing. In particular, Michigan. If you look at the Detroit area, they had to close everything.”
Juno News contacted the Prime Minister’s Office for comment but did not receive a response by publication.
