Trump presses Carney over wildfire smoke during World Cup meeting
Canada wildfire smoke sparks U.S.-Canada tension as Trump presses Carney on fires See how leaders clashed over air quality, tariffs, and Canada’s wildfire response
U.S. President Donald Trump said he raised concerns with Prime Minister Mark Carney about wildfire smoke from Canada during their public appearance at the World Cup Final in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Trump said he urged Carney to do more to control the fires, which he claimed were affecting air quality in parts of the United States. He also repeated the idea that Canada could face tariffs or other penalties if the smoke continued to drift across the border.
Carney said he told Trump that Canada is responding aggressively to the fires, pointing to major firefighting spending, thousands of firefighters on the ground, and the scale of the drought and forest conditions contributing to the crisis. Canadian officials, including Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pushed back on the criticism and said the focus should be on cooperation rather than blame.