Trump calls Canada 'nasty,' says it 'screwed' the US; Carney fires back by calling tariffs a 'direct attack on Canadian workers'

On August 6, Trump called Canada's leadership "nasty" and said Canada "screwed" the US with tariffs. Carney declined to match the insult, instead calling the trade talks "nasty" and framing US tariffs — in effect since July 1 — as a "direct attack on Canadian workers." Bilateral talks remain unscheduled despite a late-July agreement to intensify them.