President Donald Trump on Sunday made his first public comments since U.S.–Canada trade negotiations broke down, accusing Canada of wanting “the benefits of being a State, without being one” and of imposing “massive amounts of Tariffs” on American farmers for years.
The United States imposed 50 percent tariffs Aug. 21 on some Canadian imports after last-minute negotiations between the two countries failed to produce an agreement.
The tariffs had been scheduled to take effect Aug. 19, but Trump delayed them for three days while negotiations continued.
The proposed deal would have reduced U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, automobiles, and lumber. It also included cooperation on aerospace supply chains, critical minerals, forced-labor enforcement, and the formal launch of negotiations over the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement. …