The U.S. vice president said in a speech on Monday that Canada and China have been 'the two worst countries when it comes to trade policy'
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has accused Canada of “unfair” trade practices and vows the U.S. will “fight back” after trade negotiations fell apart last week.
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Vance made the comments in a question-and-answer session following a speech he gave at a manufacturing company in Brewer, Maine, on Monday. When asked about tariff negotiations, Vance said that “Canada and China have been the two worst countries when it comes to trade policy anywhere in the world.”
While he said he expected this from China, given the country is the U.S.’s “biggest economic competitor,” the U.S. vice president said he did not expect Canada to apply tariffs to Maine and other northern states.
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“They apply ridiculous tariffs and other non-tariff duties on Maine products coming into Canada, and they don’t expect Maine or anybody else to fight back,” he said.
