Trump blames Canada for wildfires, but scientists point to climate change
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President Trump and other Republicans are blaming Canada for wildfires whose smoke has choked parts of the U.S. in recent days. Experts from both countries told The Hill that climate change is the real culprit.
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Carney says he 'absolutely agrees' the ongoing wildfires in Canada are a sign that his government should "lean into" climate targets rather than drop some of them. pic.twitter.com/Uv6NVXTUaM — Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) July 16, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the possibility that his government could be doing more to contain the out-of-control wildfires ravaging Ontario this week and sending toxic smoke down to flood much of the American Midwest and Northeast, demanding the United States do more to fight alle…
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It’s easy to blame Canada for the smoke choking the U.S. The real problem, one expert says, is that ‘there’s not enough water and air transport to put these fires out.’
President Trump has put Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on notice over the wildfire smoke that has shrouded over a dozen states, threatening tariffs and adding more strain to already fraught U.S.-Canada relations.
The president has officially put Canada on notice over the wildfires and suggested the country should now pay the U.S. damages over the smoke drifting across the border.
President Trump and other Republicans are blaming Canada for wildfires whose smoke has choked parts of the U.S. in recent days. Experts from both countries told The Hill that climate change is the real culprit.
A more constructive approach to smoke managements would emphasize coordination rather than escalation. Framing the issue as a shared challenge would likely yield more effective results and help curb the new summer cycles of smoke currently experienced by Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.
