Canadian lawmaker on Trump tariff delay: ‘He choked’

Canadian Member of Parliament Charlie Angus said President Trump “choked” as his tariff plan for Canada was ultimately delayed before going into action.

“He blinked,” Angus told MeidasTouch, highlighted by HuffPost. “He choked.”

Just days after Trump signed an executive order that imposed a 25 percent tariff on Canada, he reached an agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold the tariffs for a month.

Trump said Canada agreed to secure the northern border through a $1.3 billion plan and combat the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.

Angus has been an outspoken critic of Trump’s tariff plan, as well as his remarks on incorporating the Canadian people into the U.S. by making the country America’s 51st state.

Angus noted the Canadian people are much more united than American citizens currently, and the country is ready to go “pound for pound” with the U.S. if Trump plunges the countries into a trade war.

While speaking with the outlet, Angus said Canadians are already taking steps to show Trump the impact of not buying American products or stopping exports to the U.S.

He rallied Canadian allies as Trump continues to say he wants to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and said they need to stand united.

“We know it’s going to hurt, but I’m telling my friends in Buffalo, I’m telling my friends in Kentucky, I’m telling my friends in Michigan that, get ready, because the pain is coming your way, too,” Anus said. “Because we will fight back. Punch for punch, pound for pound, dollar for dollar, because it’s about our freedom as a nation.”

After Trump and Trudeau struck the agreement, Angus argued it happened because the president was already seeing the impacts from Canadians.

“We’re nice people, but you have really, seriously poked the polar bear,” he said. “So, Donald, come back at us a second time. It’s going to hurt even more.”