Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state as Carney says countries in trade war
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump criticized Canada via Truth Social, claiming the country "wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!" amid deepening trade tensions.
- Trade talks between Ottawa and Washington collapsed on Friday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney rejecting American terms as "unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal."
- Carney labeled the new 50 per cent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods an economic "attack," vowing dollar-for-dollar retaliation beginning September 8.
- Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada walked away from a nearly completed agreement that would have reduced tariffs on exports to the American market.
- Earlier, Carney accused the American side of using new duties to "hurt and divide," calling the measures "a miscalculation" that threatens bilateral stability.
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President Trump Responds After Trade Negotiations With Canada Collapse – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Danielle
President Trump said on Sunday that Canada “wants the benefits of being a State, without being one” after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed. “They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!!” Trump added. Trump accuses Canada of wanting ‘benefits of being a State, without being one’ amid trade warhttps://t.co/HcL8qlFUp2 — The Hill (@thehill) August 23, 2026 The Hill shared fur…
US President Donald Trump's administration warned Sunday that Canada would be "foolish" to think it could win a trade war with the United States, predicting a "devastating" impact on its northern neighbor.
Trade war escalates after U.S.-Canada negotiations collapse
President Trump on Sunday weighed in on failed trade talks between the United States and Canada, signaling in an angry, 1 a.m. message on social media that he's not backing down on the terms that Canadian negotiators walked out on.
US President Donald Trump accused Canada this Sunday of imposing high tariffs on Canadian farmers, a day after the failure of bilateral trade dialogue and the entry into force of new US charges of 50% on Canadian products.
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