Trump demands Canada pay for wildfire smoke, threatens new tariffs
Trump accused Canada of "Willful Negligence," saying recurring wildfire smoke is costing the U.S. billions annually.
U.S. President Donald Trump says the economic cost of wildfire smoke drifting into the United States should be added to the tariffs Canada already faces, accusing Ottawa of failing to manage its forests.
“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,” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social.
Calling the situation “Willful Negligence,” Trump said the smoke has become a yearly problem costing the U.S. “Billions of Dollars,” adding that “this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.”
Trump is the latest American politician to blame Canada for the cross-border smoke.
