Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air
A person rides a scooter in Brooklyn Bridge Park as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City on 16 July. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA person rides a scooter in Brooklyn Bridge Park as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City on 16 July. But maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.”Trump, who has previously advocated the “raking” and “cleaning” of forests to prevent major conflagrations, this week announced 50% tariffs upon Canada, a long-term US ally that he has previously threatened with annexation.
- ▪A person rides a scooter in Brooklyn Bridge Park as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City on 16 July.
- ▪Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA person rides a scooter in Brooklyn Bridge Park as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City on 16 July.
- ▪But maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.”Trump, who has previously advocated the “raking” and “cleaning” of forests to prevent major conflagrations, this week announced 50% tariffs upon Canada, a
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A person rides a scooter in Brooklyn Bridge Park as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City on 16 July. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA person rides a scooter in Brooklyn Bridge Park as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City on 16 July. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald TrumpScientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US airTrump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisisOliver MilmanFri 24 Jul 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 06.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleScientists have reacted with incredulity after Donald Trump accused Canada of “poisoning” the US’s air with…
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