Donald Trump threatens to slap Canada with fresh tariffs over ‘filthy air invasion’

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President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days.

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Donald Trump has announced plans to raise tariffs on Canadian goods in response to wildfire smoke drifting across the border, which he said was causing "incalculable" damage to the United States.Around 100 million Americans are currently experiencing air quality rated as "unhealthy", "very unhealthy" or "hazardous" as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.The US President took to Truth Social to condemn Canada's handling of the crisis, declaring: "The United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable!"Smoke has blanketed several major cities along the eastern seaboard, including New York, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, leaving the skyline shrouded in thick haze.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Statue of Liberty was barely visible through the smog for three consecutive days between July 15 and 17.Health experts have...

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