NOT MY pres drumpf/trump finds it necessary to prove again what a no class dripping he is by starting a trade war with Canada, the country we have been at peace with since the end of the War of 1812, the country we share the longest un-militarized international border in the world with, the country whose diplomats in Iran put themselves in danger by sheltering and then smuggling out of Iran American diplomats who avoided being caught in the US Embassy when Iranian terrorist attacked it and took the American staff hostage. Canada has always been here for America when we have needed them, and the drumpf/trump-vance administration is destroying our friendship, our alliance with them. As an American I am embarrassed and ashamed of NOT MY pres drumpf/trump and apologize to all Canadians for the BS that spews from his anus shaped mouth.This from the New York Post and Fox Business.....
Canadian PM Mark Carney claims country ‘at war’ with Trump on trade after tariffs: ‘We got attacked’
WASHINGTON — The gloves are coming off.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney likened his country’s tariff tiff with the US to a full-blown “war” on trade — with President Trump hitting back Sunday, accusing the northern neighbor of trying to secure “the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!”
“We were attacked. You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Carney told reporters on Saturday. “That’s fine. We’ve got the reserves. We’ve got the resilience. We’ve got the plan. We’ve got the focus. We will respond.”
Carney further panned the Trump administration for trying to pressure Canada into “a bad deal.”
On Saturday, the Trump administration imposed a steep 50% tariff on an array of Canadian goods — such as beer, cheese, and electronics — reigniting trade tensions between the two North American countries.
Those tariffs would cover an estimated $28 billion worth of imports, and come on top of existing tariffs on aluminum, lumber, vehicles, and steel.
Trump, who is no stranger to tariff feuds with Canada and has repeatedly mused about it becoming a 51st state, ripped Ottawa for its longstanding trade practices with the US.
“Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!!” Trump declared on Truth Social early Sunday.
Carney, who vowed to retaliate, blamed the collapse of trade talks with the US on last-minute demands from Washington and alleged that Trump was attempting to rip Ottawa’s sovereignty away.
“It’s a power play. And it becomes a question of sovereignty,” Carney said. “We’re a proud independent country. We’ve got the right values. We’ll make our decisions about who we want to trade with and how, and including on how we work with the United States and other partners.”
Canada’s prime minister also alleged that Trump was demanding America’s northern neighbor “change its French language, Quebec culture and Canadian identity as a condition for reversing tariffs.”
“This is no longer about a trade deal — it is about a takeover of Canada’s sovereignty and identity,” he added.
At issue was whether language and cultural barriers in Quebec undermined US trade there.
The Canadian PM, who previously served as a central banker, declared that retaliatory tariffs on the US will go into effect on Sept. 8. He said Canada will match the US “dollar for dollar.”
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer vowed that Washington will respond to any trade retaliation from Canada.
“For decades, Canada has enjoyed the most favorable access to the U.S. market of any country. And from the beginning of President Trump’s trade program, Canada has continued to enjoy the best treatment in the world,” Greer said in a Friday statement.
The trade war with Canada could roil Senate races in Michigan and Maine, states that have a lot of trade with America’s northern neighbor.
Trump is using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose those duties on Canada. That authority lets the president slap tariffs of up to 50% on imports from countries that discriminate against American commerce.
Canada's Carney says US made last-minute ‘power play’ as trade talks collapse; retaliatory tariffs in place
Prime minister details disputes over autos, trade and sovereignty
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the United States on Saturday of making a last-minute "power play" by trying to restrict Canada's ability to strike trade deals with other countries, offering new details about what he said caused negotiations between the two sides to collapse.
Carney said the U.S. introduced new demands in the final hours of negotiations involving Canada's other trading relationships, its auto sector and protections for Canadian culture and the French language.
"The U.S. introduced at the last hours, in the last hour, efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals," Carney told reporters.
Asked what he believed the U.S. was trying to accomplish, Carney responded, "It's a power play. It's a power play and, you know, [it] becomes a question of sovereignty."
The comments came a day after Carney suspended negotiations and ordered Canada's trade team back to Ottawa as President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on roughly $28 billion in Canadian goods took effect.
Canada said it plans to match the U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar, and Carney said Saturday the retaliation will target sectors including steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper and electronics.
The measures will take effect the Tuesday after Labor Day, Sept. 8.
Washington has disputed Carney's account of why the negotiations broke down.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday that Canada declined to finalize terms agreed to earlier in the week, accusing Ottawa of making new demands and walking back previous commitments.
"Tonight [Friday], Canada declined to finalize the trade deal under the terms agreed earlier this week," Greer said in a statement. "Despite the U.S. offer to Canada to receive the best treatment of any major exporter to our market, new demands and walk backs of other commitments by Canada have upended the careful balance reached in the past days."
Greer said the U.S. offered Canada significant tariff reductions on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber, along with a broader economic and national security partnership covering digital trade, critical minerals, aerospace and export controls.
Carney offered a different account Saturday.
"In short, they asked too much, and they offered too little," he said.
Autos were another major sticking point. Carney said the two sides disagreed over tariff levels, the treatment of Canadian content and which vehicles would be covered by a potential agreement.
He said the U.S. also continued efforts to seek changes involving Canada's protections for its culture and the French language, which Carney said Ottawa would not accept.
The breakdown came just days after Trump paused the 50% tariffs for three days and announced that the U.S. and Canada, subject to final documentation, had reached a "DEAL!"
Carney said Saturday the two sides had made significant progress before the negotiations unraveled.
Canada is now preparing additional support for businesses affected by the tariffs, particularly small and medium-sized companies, with Carney saying the government will release details alongside its retaliatory measures.
Asked whether the latest escalation amounted to a full-scale trade war, Carney said Canada was responding to an attack.
"We're attacked. Like you're at war when you get attacked, we got attacked," Carney said.
"We've got the reserves. We've got resilience. We have the plan. We get the focus. We respond. We're going to focus on what we can control. We are going to build."
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