Trump has accused Canada of mismanaging its forests and previously vowed the country would be \u201cheld responsible\u201d for the smoke <\/a>that has drifted south. He renewed the threats Sunday evening in a gaggle with reporters aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Canada, have you decided on a punishment yet for the wildfire smoke?<\/a>\u201d one reporter asked him.<\/p>\n \u201cI have, yeah,\u201d he replied<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019ll find out about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump did not elaborate further, but previously threatened to impose additional tariffs<\/a> on Canada in response to the fires, complaining of \u201cbeing unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted and unhealthy air.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCanada has refused to engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThis is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.\u201d<\/p>\n There are 838 active fires in Canada as of August 2, <\/a>according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, with 165 of them categorized as \u201cout of control.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has sought to blame Canada for the fires, ignoring evidence from experts that climate change<\/a> is driving more extreme weather and is making wildfires even more deadly. <\/a><\/p>\n Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders hit out at Trump\u2019s claims last month. \u201cNo, Mr. Trump, Canada is not \u2018poisoning our air,\u2019\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cClimate change is fueling more wildfires, heat waves, floods and other extreme weather.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cStop blaming our allies and start standing up to your friends in Big Oil, who are driving the climate crisis,\u201d Sanders added.<\/p>\n Smoke from the fires last month resulted in hazardous levels of air quality across the U.S., putting dozens of states under air quality alerts. <\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2285777688...jpeg\")
President Donald Trump said he would soon reveal his \u2018punishment\u2019 for Canada over the wildfires that have blanketed parts of the US with smoke in recent weeks, triggering air quality warnings across the country (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Trump](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2288805656...jpeg\")
Trump renewed his threats against Canada Sunday evening in a gaggle with reporters aboard Air Force One. \u2018You\u2019ll find out about it,\u2019 he told a reporter of his plans (Getty)<\/p>\n