Trump rips Canada as wildfire smoke spreads, says U.S. will add pollution cost to tariffs

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/trump-canada-wildfire-tariffs.html

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31 Comments

OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca · 81 pts · 41d (2 replies)

When the tariffs started, much of the USA was on fire. California, Portland, and the Northeast were all facing major wildfires. In Canada, there was an open public discussion about whether we should send firefighting assistance to an administration that had become openly hostile toward us. In the end, we did what good neighbours do. We helped. I do not think, a year later, the favour will be returned

drcobaltjedi@programming.dev · 38 pts · 41d (1 reply)

I'd like to thank the Canadian firefighters for helping us out, and I am deeply sorry we aren't returning the favor. We're all in this world together and we (the US) should act like it.

OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 41d

Thann you, I understand its not all American's so don't worry. Things will get better, its just going to take some paitence and good people stepping up.

FaceDeer@fedia.io · 66 pts · 41d (2 replies)

Really. He wants to set the precedent that other nations can recover damages caused by your country's environmental impact?

nulluser@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 41d

Yes, please!

Fluke@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 39d

Is the US tired of winning yet?

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 34 pts · 41d (3 replies)

Did he forget they were struck down and that they had to do a flat 10% tariff for everyone under a different rule?

Or is he just forcing "tariffs" anyway that are actually just bribes?

Both sound plausible.

aarch0x40@piefed.social · 27 pts · 41d

Tariff is the only threat he knows besides bombs!!

mrmisses@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 41d

Did he forget

I mean, yeah, probably. Dudes got dementia

justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io · 5 pts · 41d

He can conduct "investigations" like the ones Dubya, Obama, Trump and Biden conducted that determined the extremely highly sought BC softwood was being dumped on the US.

rabber@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 41d

A canadian firefighter just died in colorado

GreenBeard@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 41d (5 replies)

Fuck him. 300% export tax on oil. Lets see how fast his tariffs come off.

TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 41d (3 replies)

The traitor premier of Alberta Marlaina Smith unfortunately enjoys the taste of Trump's diaper too much to agree to such an export tax

GreenBeard@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 41d (1 reply)

And as an Albertan, fuck her too.

TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 41d

Fuck her a whole bunch

T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 41d

Thank you for using her given name!

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 41d

And potash.

Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 41d (1 reply)

I am sure the orange rapist provides no restitution to people for having to breath his poop spores that are flying all around them when in his proximity.

watson387@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 40d

Poop spores ftw

who@feddit.org · 9 pts · 41d

Yet another ruse for Trump and his cronies to leverage in amassing power by bleeding working-class Americans dry.

adespoton@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 41d

Wait. Wildfires are acts of God. Is Trump saying he’s against God blanketing the US?

Greyghoster@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 40d

Carbon pollution at work Donny. Maybe you are too demented to see it!

the_xboxkiller@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 41d (2 replies)

Wait I thought the tariffs were illegal

k0e3@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 40d (1 reply)

So is rape and they made him President.

the_xboxkiller@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 39d

It’s madness fr

843563115848@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 41d

Republican trailer trash.

NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 4 pts · 41d

Someone tell him about carbon taxes.

aesthelete@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 39d

Sounds great, first you'll need to measure the costs of pollution. Oh wait, you've already fired all of the people that calculate those.

switcheroo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 39d

Like that greedy fuck cares about pollution

HubertManne@piefed.social · 3 pts · 41d

darn those canuks. not rakin the leaves and such.

Zorque@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 41d

... rips?