Trump threatens Canada with more tariffs over wildfire smoke

President Donald Trump has escalated his criticism of Canada, threatening new tariffs and accusing the nation of "deliberate negligence" over the wildfires that have choked parts of the United States with smoke. The U.S. president took to his Truth Social platform to voice his anger, stating that Canada's failure to properly manage its forests is an "annual phenomenon" costing the U.S. billions of dollars.

"The cost of this pollution must necessarily be added to the tariffs that Canada currently pays," Trump wrote, holding Canada responsible for "not adequately maintaining its forests and the brush that is in them, which causes the United States to suffer an unnecessary invasion of dirty, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous and totally unacceptable."

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Canadá se ha negado a llevar a cabo tareas básicas de gestión forestal y retirada de residuos, a sabiendas de que dicha negativa conduciría precisamente a este resultado

Trump claimed he would speak with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, denouncing Canada's refusal to perform "basic forest management and debris removal tasks." The ongoing wildfires in Canada have sent large plumes of smoke southward, prompting widespread air quality alerts across 18 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, affecting over 100 million people.

The National Weather Service has issued alerts for the Great Lakes region, New England, and the Mid-Atlantic. Currently, more than 800 wildfires are active in Canada, with smoke continuing to drift south. The situation has raised concerns, particularly as some areas near the U.S.-Canada border experience hazardous air quality.

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Estados Unidos sufre una invasión innecesaria de aire sucio, contaminado y nocivo, cuya calidad es peligrosa y totalmente inaceptable