Canada Tariffs Are Now A Hot Midterm Topic.
President Trump’s escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration’s economic record while having to push back against Trump’s targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies.
Trump got pushback from a loyal Senate ally Monday when Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) called out president’s threat to ban Bombardier, the Canadian jet maker, from selling planes in the U.S., putting hundreds of jobs in Wichita at risk.
SenateTrump’s escalation of fight with Canada puts GOP Senate candidates in a viceComments:4by Alexander Bolton - 09/09/26 6:00 AM ETLink copiedPauseUnmuteCaptionsFullscreenShareCarney: Canada relied ‘too much’ on ‘easy’ economic ties with USPresident Trump’s escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration’s economic record while having to push back against Trump’s targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies.Trump got pushback from a loyal Senate ally Monday when Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) called out president’s threat to ban Bombardier, the Canadian jet maker, from selling planes in the U.S., putting hundreds of jobs in Wichita at risk.“I’m going to fight to keep Bombardier’s over 1,200 Kansas jobs. I’ve already taken that concern inside the Oval Office,” Marshall posted on X, the social media platform, Tuesday.The Canadian aerospace company’s stock dropped more than 2 percentage points Tuesday after Trump declared it would not be able to sell planes to the U.S. market unless they build planes in the U.S. “and stop treating America like a ‘piggybank.’”The vulnerable Kansas GOP incumbent spoke out after pastor Adam Hamilton, his Democratic challenger, accused him of being “silent” and not standing up to Trump.
The midterms are hovering over the actions of everyone in Washington and the President does not seem to care that much as evidenced with the tariffs situation. The cost of living is skyrocketing but little is being done to ease the pain of everyday Americans. The tariffs have caused mass disruptions from coast to coast and around the Globe but more are added daily. No one knows when this will stop.
