and Americans pay the price
President Trump on Monday signed orders to impose a 50 percent tariff on a wide range of Canadian goods, claiming that Canada had discriminated against the United States in key industries.
Administration officials said the taxes were punishment for Canadian discrimination against three U.S. industries: motor vehicles, dairy and alcohol.
Mr. Trump has angered Canadians by suggesting he will annex Canada as the 51st state. He recently threatened to impose tariffs on Canada after wildfire smoke engulfed parts of Northeastern and Midwestern United States, accusing Canada of mismanaging its forest sector. In October, Mr. Trump said he would cut off trade talks with the country, after a Canadian province ran an ad quoting former President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.
Excerpts New York Times 7-21-26
Trump has openly and repeatedly claimed to be a great, even the greatest, negotiator/dealmaker — it’s a core part of his self-branding going back to The Art of the Deal — while many negotiation scholars and journalists have pushed back hard on whether the record supports it.
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