President Donald Trump is pushing back against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling his tariffs "very dumb," saying that "when he puts a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!"
Trump made the remark on his Truth Social account after Trudeau slammed the Trump administration’s new 25% tariffs Tuesday. Trudeau previously announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to Trump's tariffs that went into effect today on Canadian imports.
"So today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they are talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator. Make that make sense," Trudeau told reporters.
"Canadians are reasonable, and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the well-being of everyone in it is at stake," he continued.
