Trump Threatens Even Higher Tariffs on Canadian Exports After Talks Unravel

President Trump vowed to increase tariffs on cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50 percent starting Jan. 1, as the countries edged toward a full-blown trade war. President Trump threatened on Monday to increase tariffs on all cars, trucks, car parts and steel from Canada to 50 percent, starting Jan. 1, as the relationship with America’s closest traditional ally edges toward a full-blown trade war. Writing on Truth Social, the president said that Canada was “among the worst Nations in the World to deal with” and that it “will be treated like a State no longer.” “They feel entitled, and yet, WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” he wrote.

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The new U.S. tariffs drew significant opposition, including in Washington, where congressional Democrats attacked the Trump administration — and even some Republicans — expressed alarm that the duties could cause domestic costs to rise. “Ever since the tariffs were first announced, I have heard from many businesses, farmers, and lobstermen concerned about the cost of navigating the tariffs, the lack of domestic supply chains, and the likely imposition of retaliatory tariffs by Canada,” Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said in a statement over the weekend.

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