President Donald Trump said Friday evening that Canada is not managing its forests and that the resulting air pollution harms the United States, warning that Canada will pay with tariffs, according to a report by Israeli news outlet ynet.
President Donald Trump on Friday evening threatened Canada with tariffs, accusing the country of poor forest management that causes air pollution to reach the United States. The statement, reported by Israeli news outlet ynet, adds to a series of trade threats Trump has made against other countries. Earlier this month, Trump threatened Spain with trade cuts over NATO spending (The Zioneer, July 8). In June, he threatened not to renew the USMCA trade deal with Canada and Mexico (The Zioneer, June 11).
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