Smoke from the wildfires in Ontario is blanketing parts of the U.S, creating a serious problem for Americans. President Donald Trump said Canada will be held responsible for the air pollution drifting into the U.S., adding he would “call the Prime Minister during the day to find out what they are going to do about it.”
In an interview with an avowed Canadian leftist, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra affirms President Trump’s latest tariff threat is the position of America and describes Trump’s comments as a call to action to address the issue of forest fires and smoke. Additionally, Hoekstra notes FIFA is currently evaluating air quality to determine their position on allowing the World Cup final match in New Jersey to continue. WATCH (Prompted):
President Trump pointed out Canada’s forestry mismanagement and their failure to follow through with previous promises of investment that have led to catastrophic wildfires now producing smoke streams making U.S. Northern cities and states live under dangerous conditions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked about the U.S. government position, and he immediately hit back by saying the cause of Canada’s wildfires is ‘climate change’ and President Trump’s unwillingness to support the Paris Climate Treaty has created the problem that Canada is now dealing with.
In short, according to the official policy of the Canadian government, their wildfires are caused by Trump’s refusal to accept global “climate change” policies. WATCH:
It should be noted that Canada clutches its pearls, claiming the USA should send “support” to assist Canada fighting wildfires instead of blaming them for mismanagement. However, reciprocity is a big problem.
Most of the firefighting takes place as an outcome of private-public contracts for costs. {SOURCE} The Canadian government blocks U.S. companies from fighting fires in Canada because the Canadian government wants to only pay Canadian companies and workers. U.S. firefighting is not allowed to assist in Canada and get reimbursed.
Conversely, the Canadians quickly want to come to the U.S. to fight fires because the USA reimburses firefighting companies at a higher rate than Canada. [SOURCE] The USA has no federal restrictions on Canadian firefighting assistance.
Canadian firefighting professionals would rather fight forest fires in the USA because they make more money. There is no incentive for U.S. firefighting professionals to volunteer their time and effort without getting reimbursed; which is the position of Canada.
In essence, come to Canada and fight our fires for free because we will only pay Canadians. However, also, let our Canadian firefighters come to the USA and make money. {SOURCE} It is a very Canadian argument.
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White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung delivered high praise for John Solomon for his work in organizing the evidence for President Trump’s historic speech on the 2020 Election and election vulnerabilities.
Now that former Maine Democrat senate candidate Graham Platner has ended his 2026 campaign following revelations of his Nazi outlooks and rape propensity, the options for his replacement held a debate last evening.
During opening statements, each of the candidates, David Costello, Elizabeth Dickerson, Dan Kleban and Ashley Webb made the best case for their candidacy to defeat Republican Susan Collins in the 2026 general election.
Some Democrats have pointed to this debate as evidence for why Democrats should have stuck with Graham Platner. Other people have compared the debate to a Saturday Night Live skit. However, the bottom line is that currently the Maine senate race is 50/50 with either of the four options. WATCH (5 mins):
Following up on President Trump’s national address on elections from last night, Dept of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin held a press conference this morning going into more detail on corrupt voter processes.
According to Secretary Mullin over 250,000 illegal aliens are registered to vote in just four states, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Nevada. Additionally, 400,000 individuals still registered to vote but are deceased. WATCH:
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