Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke crossing US border

President Trump accused Canada of 'poisoning' US air with wildfire smoke and threatened sanctions, while scientists attributed the fires to climate change rather than policy failures.

First covered Jul 24, 2026 · 3:00 AM PT · 1 article

Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke crossing US border — Image via theguardian.com

Coverage

1d Guardian Environment Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air — Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisis Scientists have reacted with incredulity…

Primary sources

moreno.senate.gov Moreno Announces Bill to Sanction Canada for Wildfire Pollution Emergency - Senator Moreno

noaa.gov Wildfire climate connection

More coverage from around the web

thehill.com Canada’s wildfires raise temperature on Trump-Carney relationship

washingtonexaminer.com Trump threatens Canada over wildfire smoke: ‘Maybe they should pay us some damages’

thehill.com Trump says Canada ‘poisoned’ US air with wildfires, floats new tariffs

thehill.com Trump says Canada will face tariffs over wildfire smoke, claiming ‘willful negligence’

slate.com Trump Won’t Say Two Words When Blaming Canada for the Wildfire Smoke

Appeared in: 2026-07-25 (#11)

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