MAGA Rep. Warns Trump as Canada Trade War Becomes GOP Headache
Amid the ongoing Iran war, MAGA congressman John James urged Donald Trump to end yet another escalating feud with Canada. According to reports, Trump began a trade war with America’s second-largest trading partner after trade talks collapsed in August 2026.
Now, James is pleading with Trump as the president’s trade war with Canada has reportedly become a major headache for the Republican Party ahead of 2026 election. However, James isn’t alone in his remarks against Trump’s trade war with Canada. Even New York Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed the 80-year-old.
John James Urges Trump to Consider Crucial Partnership Between U.S. and Canada
Speaking with Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ Face the Nation, MAGA Rep. John James was asked about the trade war between the U.S. and Canada. Trade negotiations between the two nations broke down in mid-August 2026, after which Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Canadian goods.
Further, escalating tensions, the U.S. president joked about making Canada the 51st U.S. state and even signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America”.
Following this ‘childish squabble,’ James stressed the ‘crucial’ partnership between the U.S. and Canada, and urged Trump to stop trading barbs with the neighboring nation.
“We need the negotiators to go back to the table, stop acting like children, and negotiate a fair, mutually beneficial, reciprocal deal that will benefit the United States of America and the state of Michigan,” James said.
He added, “As a governor, I will be able to work with the president, be able to work with the prime minister to make sure that we can do this.”
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James then proceeded to take a swipe at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and said, “He should not be bullying Michigan because the negotiators can’t come to a deal. We need to stop the bickering.”
Kathy Hochul Joins John James in Slamming Trump’s Trade War With Canada
Meanwhile, it’s not just John James who called out Donald Trump over his trade war with Canada. Even New York Governor Kathy Hochul slammed Trump on MS NOW’s Morning Joe show.
Hochul predicted that while Trump’s trade war will affect both nations financially, it will also affect Republican allies in the ballot box. She said, “I will be happy to remind them who is doing this, who drove up the costs in the grocery store when parents are trying to get the food for their kids for their dinner tonight.”
“Or when they’re trying to buy backpacks and the aluminum lunch pail is more expensive because the aluminum comes from Canada and they had a high tariff on it. This is what families are dealing with,” Hochul added.
Condemning Trump’s trade war while simultaneously reflecting on the ongoing Iran war, Hochul said, “It is absolutely appalling that when the war in Iran starts taking a bad turn, he decides to launch a war on our best friend in Canada.”
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