Trump: 'Time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore'
Summary
Trump said in Washington that it was time to teach Canada you cannot do this anymore after trade talks between the two countries broke down. He said he had offered a good deal and argued the United States can get what it needs elsewhere. The dispute escalated after the United States imposed new 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports and Canada responded with retaliatory tariffs. Trump also announced 50 percent tariffs on Canadian autos and parts to take effect on January 1.
Key Facts
- Trump imposed new 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports on Saturday after talks collapsed.
- Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports, and they take effect on September 8.
- Trump also announced 50 percent tariffs on Canadian autos and parts that will take effect on January 1.
- Canada said the United States refused to extend tariff relief to medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which was one reason it did not reach an agreement.
- White House adviser Peter Navarro said on C-SPAN that the eventual deal Canada gets will be worse than the one offered last week.
This combination of pictures created Tuesday shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Aug. 21 and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Levis, Quebec, Canada on Aug. 24. Canada on Tuesday announced counter-tariffs on U.S. goods ranging between 15 percent and 50 percent, intensifying the trade war between the historically close allies. Ottawa's retaliation takes effect Sept. 8, a timeframe earlier outlined by Prime Minister Mark Carney after U.S. President Donald Trump's 50-percent duties on Canadian products came into place on Aug. 22. AFP-Yonhap
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it was "time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore," just days after trade talks between the neighboring countries broke down.
"I had a deal, that was a pretty good deal, you know, quite good," Trump told Glenn Beck in an interview. "They don't have anything that we have to have, okay, we can get by. I mean, there are a couple of things that would make it a little inconvenient, but we can get them elsewhere. And it's time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore."
Trump imposed new 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports on Saturday after talks between the two countries collapsed. Canada hit back on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports and rolled out aid for businesses and workers, matching Washington's latest duties dollar for dollar.
They take effect on September 8. Trump also announced 50 percent tariffs on Canadian autos and parts that will take effect on January 1. Canada has said that the U.S. refused to extend tariff relief to medium- and heavy-duty vehicles as one reason it did not reach an agreement.
The Canadian Embassy in Washington did not immediately comment on Wednesday. White House adviser Peter Navarro predicted on Wednesday that the deal Canada will ultimately strike with the U.S. will be worse than what was offered last week.
"It just is not going to end well for Canada and I predict that the deal you got, that you turned your nose up, you're never going to get that deal again," Navarro said on C-SPAN. "Whatever you get is going to be less than that." Navarro added that the U.S. deal offered to Canada "made me uncomfortable" given how advantageous he thought it was for the U.S.' northern neighbor. "There's no way economically they should have turned it down," Navarro said.
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