US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House Oval Office, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. [AP Photo/Evan Vucci]
US President Donald Trump has canceled all trade negotiations with Canada and said he is slapping a further 10 percent tariff or tax on Canadian exports to the US.
Trump, as is his wont, imperially announced his escalation of the US-Canada trade war via social media posts, the first tweeted last Thursday evening.
Trump failed to provide the barest of details about the new 10 percent tariff that he announced Saturday, including when it will come into force and what goods will be subjected to it.
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