The breakdown Friday night cast a cloud over U.S.-Canadian ties and sowed confusion throughout the weekend. Carney announced counter-tariffs but hasn’t specified them, leaving it unclear how far he will go to target swing states in November’s midterm vote. Meanwhile, top U.S. officials needled Canada — Trump said it wanted the benefits of statehood, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called Canada “foolish” — but the response has been, by Trump’s standard, relatively muted so far.








