Canadian officials have announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States after President Donald Trump pursued the threat of tariffs on the country's largest trading partner.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that the trade war would hurt Americans, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford went further and said his state was ready to cut off electricity to millions of Americans in New York, Minnesota and Michigan.
“If they want to annihilate Ontario, I'll do everything – including cutting off their energy with a smile on my face.”
Trudeau spoke from Ottawa and overseen him. comment Then the Americans announcement Retaliation tariffs.
“I want to talk directly with the American people first. We don't want this. We want to work as friends and ally with you, and we don't want to see you hurt either,” he said.
“But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, the market is declining and is set to rise dramatically across your country. Your country has chosen to put American employment at risk in thousands of workplaces that have been successful in Canada, or in Canadian consumers, or both,” added Trudeau.
“They chose to launch a trade war that harmed American families first and foremost,” he said.
Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on products from Canada and Mexico on the trade deficit. He called on both countries to increase efforts to stop illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling.
meanwhile Talking He told reporters at the Toronto mining convention that Ford was pleased to shut down power over the United States.
“If they want to annihilate Ontario, I'll do everything. “They depend on our energy. They need to feel the pain. They want us to come hard, we'll come hard.”
Ford suggested that the state is united with the Canadian federal government to respond to US tariffs.
“The state has a big say, but it's the federal government that is leading the charges, and it's the federal government that's shouldering shoulders no matter who you have,” he added. [didn’t] We will start this tariff war, but we intend to win this tariff war. ”
He also said Ontario is tearing a $100 million worth of contract with Elon Musk's Starlink company.
The stock market responded to Trump's tariff announcement with a minor crash that wiped out all the profits he'd gained since Trump won the election, which had earned around $3.4 trillion in market value. According to Go to Bloomberg News.
Trump I responded The threat of posts about the true society.
“Explain to Canadian Governor Trudeau that if he places retaliatory tariffs on the United States, our mutual tariffs will soon increase as well!” he wrote.
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