Trump lashes out at Canada after Ottawa halts trade talks over farm tariffs
Trump revives his 51st-state jab and vows no more tariffs on US farmers after Canada suspends all trade negotiations with Washington.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump lashed out at Canada after Ottawa suspended all trade talks with Washington, reviving his call for the country to become a US state.
Canada halted negotiations after rejecting what Prime Minister Mark Carney called excessive last-minute US demands, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. The US is imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. Ottawa has said it will begin retaliatory measures on September 8 and respond dollar for dollar, according to timesofindia.indiatimes.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!! President DJT” on August 23, 2026 at 9:11 AM ET.
This is Trump’s third message released today, and the last post was 8 hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 12 of his 580 posts over the last 30 days classified as tariff posts.
The post marked Trump’s first direct reaction since Carney ordered his trade negotiation team to return from the United States, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. Carney said the US had introduced new terms that would have cut tariff relief for Canadian-made vehicles. Those terms would also have restricted Ottawa’s ability to strike trade deals with other countries and weakened protections for Canadian language and culture, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. “In short, they asked too much, and they offered too little,” Carney said.
President Donald J. Trump posed at the White House on 08/23/2026.
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Ottawa had been prepared to drop its remaining retaliatory tariffs on US steel, aluminium and autos if Washington substantially reduced its own duties, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. Canada was also willing to encourage provinces to restore US alcohol sales, but Carney said the final US demands went beyond what Canada could accept. “We are masters in our own home,” Carney said. He accused Washington of using “economic integration as a weapon” and said its “signature was written in pencil.”
US chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer said the administration acted after a year of Canadian retaliation, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. “We’ve said enough, and so we’ve taken countermeasures,” Greer told Fox News. Greer said Washington had offered to reduce tariffs on Canadian steel, autos and lumber, but Ottawa rejected the proposal.
The breakdown raised fresh concerns over the future of the North American trade agreement covering the US, Canada and Mexico, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. The two countries traded about $880 billion in goods and services last year, with nearly 72% of Canada’s goods exports going to the US, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. The latest US tariffs are expected to hit about 5% of what Canada ships to its southern neighbour each year, according to timesofindia.indiatimes.
Canada’s planned retaliation will notably target the US steel and dairy industries, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. Ottawa recalled its negotiators and set September 8 as the start date for its countermeasures, according to timesofindia.indiatimes. A resolution date for the wider trade dispute has not been announced.
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