Maine Democrat backs Trump’s Canada tariffs: ‘It won’t go well for them’

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) doubled down on his support for President Trump’s tariff war with Canada, saying any retaliation stemming from the tariffs “won’t go well” for the neighboring country.

“If Canada thinks they’re better off without our goods, I wish them good luck,” Golden told the Portland Press Herald on Tuesday. “I suspect in the long run, it won’t go well for them.”

The Trump administration introduced a 50 percent tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports over the weekend after failed trade negotiations between the two nations. Trump also threatened 50 percent tariffs on vehicles and auto parts effective Jan. 1.

“America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer!” Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social. “Someone should get these clowns to ‘fall in line’ or, the consequences for Canada will be far WORSE!”

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday said Canada sought concessions that were “too much” for the U.S. to agree to.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded........

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