Trump says he expects trade war with Canada to end 'pretty soon'
Trump will lift some 50% tariffs and add new levies on Canadian goods as the dispute shapes tight midterm races, officials said.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump predicted during a Port Huron, Michigan, rally that the trade dispute with Canada would be resolved "pretty soon," claiming the nation is "willing to give us anything at this moment."
- Diplomacy between Canada and the U.S. stalled in August when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's government ended formal trade talks, prompting Washington to impose tariffs on billions in Canadian goods and Ottawa to levy retaliatory measures.
- At the request of Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Trump announced Friday he will lift some 50% tariffs at month's end while adding levies to dozens of new products, including Canadian garbage and sewage.
- Republican Congressman Mike Rogers, running against Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed, has distanced himself from the president's tariff policy, saying "the automobile portion of these Canadian tariffs worries me a little bit."
- With midterms less than two weeks away, the trade standoff remains a pivotal issue in Michigan's border region, where Trump won more than 66% of the vote in 2024 despite mounting economic pressure on the auto industry.
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Trump Says Canada Trade Deal Coming 'Soon'
A trade agreement between the United States and Canada would be reached "pretty soon," President Donald Trump told a campaign rally on Sunday, nine days ahead of crucial US midterm elections. Tensions between the North American neighbors have been high since trade talks broke down in August, with Trump imposing a slew of new tariffs in response, AFP reported.
Trade relations between Otava and Washington worsened at the end of August, following the failure of the negotiations between the two countries to avoid the imposition of a surcharge on Canadian products.
Canada is "ready to give us everything we want right now," says the U.S. President.
Trump says he expects trade war with Canada to end 'pretty soon'
U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects his ever-evolving trade war with Canada to end "pretty soon." Trump told a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday that Canada had been "ripping off" the U.S. on trade and that the U.S.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, expects the trade war to end "very soon," because Canada is "ready to give us everything we want right now."
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