Republican and Democratic senators are rejecting President Donald Trump’s call for Canada to pay damages to the U.S.over smoke from ongoing wildfires that he said have "poisoned" the air in many American cities."I think the president’s being ridiculous," Sen.
Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., told Fox News Digital."Nobody can control the direction of the wind," Sen.Peter Welch, D-Vt., said.
"Even President Trump can’t do that."TRUMP BLAMES CANADA FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE, SAYS POLLUTION COSTS SHOULD BE ADDED TO TARIFFSSen.Peter Welch, D-Vt., departs from the Senate Chambers following a cloture vote on the Kids Online Safety Act in the U.S.
Capitol Building on July 25, 2024 in Washington, D.C.(Tierney L.
Cross/Getty Images)Trump floated the idea after complaining that smoke from nearly 900 Canadian wildfires has degraded air quality across large swaths of the U.S.He told reporters at Joint Base Andrews last week that he spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the FIFA World Cup final about the issue."I told them, I mean, ‘You got to stop these fires from coming in and, you know, poisoning our air,'" Trump told reporters about his exchange with Canadian officials.He continued, "If we can help them, we’ll help them.
But maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs."Trump also took to Truth Social in recent weeks claiming he threatened to increase tariffs in a phone call with Carney, as a response to the wildfires creating hazardous air quality in the U.S.— particularly in major cities like Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York City.CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE IGNITES CROSS-BORDER FEUD OVER OTTAWA'S 'WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE'President Donald Trump called for Canada to pay damages to the U.S.
for wildfire smoke spreading into American cities, causing hazardous air quality levels.(Eric Lee/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images)Sen.
Roger Marshall, R-Kan., called for better management of both Canadian and American forests, arguin...