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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, threatened to increase tariffs on Canada, as a punishment for the smoke that has occurred. cloud cities across North America.
On Friday, Trump complained about the air quality on television, as Canadian officials continue to battle 896 fires burning across the country.
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About 200 fires are burning in the province of Ontario, with Premier Doug Ford saying 81 are still out of control. Trump, however, blamed the fire on the Canadian government.
“We have a responsibility to Canada because they are not taking good care of their forests, and Brush,” Trump said he wrote.
“The United States is being inundated needlessly with foul, polluted, and foul air, the quality of which is dangerous, and absolutely intolerable!”
He promised to call Prime Minister Mark Carney, criticizing the Canadian leader’s government for negligence.
“The cost is incalculable,” Trump added, saying the tariffs would be added to existing tariffs against Canadian goods to the US.
The result is the latest example of the US president threatening to raise tariffs to create more demand from foreign countries.
Since returning to the White House for a second term in January 2025, Trump has stepped up pressure on Canada, using tariffs as a way to pressure the country to increase border security and reform trade practices it deems unfair.
Trump also pushed Canada to give up its sovereignty and become the “51st” US country.
Scientists say the number of wildfires in North America is due to a number of factors, including worsening heat and dryness. global warming.
But right-wing Trump has repeatedly criticized left-leaning and centrist politicians for mismanaging the wildfires.
For example, Trump repeatedly attacked California Governor Gavin Newsom while his administration was fighting wildfires in the city Los Angeles in 2025.
He said the damage caused by the fire is due to the government’s management of water management and the protection of endangered natural resources.
“I will demand that this incompetent governor allows beautiful, clean, clean water to RUN IN CALIFORNIA! He is to blame for this,” Trump said. he wrote at that time, even experts say that the accusations against him were very few.
During his first term, Trump also attacked California, saying the state should have cleared its forests to prevent fires.
“I said, you have to clean up the ground. You have to clean up your forests,” Trump told a rally in 2020.
Scientists say that many things can cause that big wild fireincluding extreme heat, drought and highly suppressive firefighting policies that prevent natural combustion, resulting in larger areas.
The risk of degradation is also increasing due to the increasing number of people living in areas where wild areas meet urban development.
In mid-July, Ontario saw its worst fire in years, when several small fires converged in Wabakimi Provincial Park, destroying First Nations communities.
Ford, the Premier of Ontario, said Friday morning that 10 people have been evacuated.
He thanked leaders in Canada, as well as in US states such as Massachusetts and Minnesota, for providing support.
“Our neighbors have our backs, that’s why Ontario is always there for our American friends in times of need,” he wrote on social media.
But Republicans, including Trump and US Representative Bill Huizenga of Michigan, have used the recent fires to criticize Canada for its firefighting policy.
“Canada’s failure to reduce, contain, and prevent wildfires must be addressed,” Huizenga tweeted Thursday. “These annual fires take a toll on not only our health and livelihoods, but our economic success as well.”
On Friday, Trump reiterated his view that the Canadian fires could have been prevented by removing the debris.
“Canada has refused to participate in Forest Management and Debris Removal, knowing that such refusal has consequences,” Trump wrote.
“This is Willful Neglect, and it is happening every year, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, the cost of this pollution should be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.”
Wildfire smoke has raised concerns about the ability to hold the conference FIFA World Cup last in New Jersey this week.
But the Trump administration has also faced challenges in its wildfire planning.
The New York Times reported on Friday that the Trump administration has cut funding for wildfire research, including laboratories that study the effects of wildfire smoke on public health.
